| Description |
1 online resource (vi, 157 pages) |
| Contents |
Fascinated by Languages; Title page; LCC page; Contents; Fascinated by languages; Part I: In more than ninety countries; Travel surprises; Africa South of the Sahara; Asia; Latin America; North America; Eastern Europe; Western Europe; Part II: Bible translation, texts and interpretations; Bible translation; Bible as literary genre; Texts and interpretations; Specific Bible translation problems; Part III: A personal touch; Who am I?; Selective Bibliography; Index |
| Summary |
In this unique account of 60 years of Bible translation, Eugene Nida sets out his journey with a personal touch. On the way, he reveals the importance of a solid knowledge of Greek and Hebrew as well as of the historical settings in which the Bible was created, in order to render effective translations. Through his story we get to know Nida's views on translations through the ages, in different cultures and narrative traditions, right through to the 21st Century. This book is in the first place a study in anthropological linguistics that tells the rich history of Bible translation, the Bible So |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 145-151) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Nida, Eugene A. (Eugene Albert), 1914-2011.
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Nida, Eugene A. (Eugene Albert), 1914-2011 |
| SUBJECT |
Bible -- Translating.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85013724
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Bible fast |
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Bibel gnd |
| Subject |
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Translating & Interpreting.
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Traduction.
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Linguistique.
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Terminologie.
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Kulturvergleich
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Übersetzung
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Übersetzungswissenschaft
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Evaluation
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Bijbelvertalingen.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9789027296412 |
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9027296413 |
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9789027226013 |
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9027226016 |
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9781588114082 |
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1588114082 |
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