Translating and Interpreting Specific Fields: Current Practices in Turkey

by Aysegül Angi (Editor)

Overview

The volume contains pioneering studies by experts in translating and interpreting specific fields. The book makes a notable contribution to this uncharted area of Translation and Interpreting Studies. This collection presents a theoretical perspective and the practical aspects in translation and interpreting of the specific fields of Engineering, Health, Humanities, Service, Social and Behavioural Sciences. It provides guidance for the methodology applicable to translating and interpreting specific fields on the whole as well as clues for the training of translation and interpreting.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783631738504
Publisher:	Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
Publication date:	03/01/2018
Pages:	134
Product dimensions:	5.83(w) x 8.27(h) x 0.00(d)

About the Author

Ayşegül Angı is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Translation and Interpreting at Marmara University, Istanbul; founded in 1883. After graduating from the Department of English Literature and Language and earning a master’s degree in Public Relations and a doctorate in Business Administration, she conducts multidisciplinary studies.

Table of Contents

Interpreting in Diplomatic Contexts – Translation of Technical Documentation for the User of Electrical and/or Electronic Goods – Turkish Sign Language – Linguistic Phenomena in Technical Translation Discourse –Translation and Interpreting in Sports Contexts – Challenges and Suggestions in Medical Translator Training