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Author Dickins, J. (James)

Title Thinking Arabic translation : a course in translation method : Arabic to English / James Dickins, Sandor Hervey, Ian Higgins
Published London ; New York : Routledge, 2002

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 MELB  428.02927 Dic/Tat  AVAILABLE
Description x, 256 pages ; 25 cm
Contents 1. Preliminaries to translation as a process -- 2. Preliminaries to translation as a product -- 3. Cultural transposition -- 4. Compensation -- 5. Denotative meaning and translation issues -- 6. Connotative meaning and translation issues -- Introduction to the formal properties of texts -- 7. Phonic/graphic and prosodic issues in translation -- 8. Grammatical issues in translation -- 9. Sentential issues in translation -- 10. Discourse and intertextual issues in translation -- 11. Metaphor -- 12. Language variety and translation: register, sociolect and dialect -- 13. Textual genre as a factor in translation -- 14. Translating technical texts -- 15. Translating constitutional texts -- 16. Translating consumer-oriented texts -- 17. Revising and editing TTs -- 18. Summary and conclusion
Summary This title is a comprehensive and practical 20-week course in translation method offering a challenging approach to the acquisition of translation skills
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes English and Arabic
Subject Arabic language -- Translating into English.
Author Hervey, Sándor G. J.
Higgins, Ian.
LC no. 2002027830
ISBN 0415250641 :
041525065X paperback