Can Theory Help Translators?: A Dialogue Between the Ivory Tower and the Wordface

by Andrew Chesterman, Emma Wagner

Overview

Can Theory Help Translators? is a dialogue between a theoretical scholar and a professional translator, about the usefulness (if any) of translation theory. The authors argue about the problem of the translator's identity, the history of the translator's role, the translator's visibility, translation types and strategies, translation quality, ethics and translation aids.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781138169340
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	02/01/2016
Series:	Translation Theories Explored
Pages:	156
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)

About the Author

Andrew Chesterman, Emma Wagner

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Is translation theory relevant to translators’ problems?; Chapter 2 Who am I? What am I doing?; Chapter 3 I translate therefore I am not; Chapter 4 What’s it all for?; Chapter 5 How do I get there?; Chapter 6 Is it any good?; Chapter 7 Help!; conclusions Conclusions;