A Companion to Translation Studies [Hardcover]

This companion offers a wide-ranging introduction to the rapidly expanding field of translation studies, bringing together some of the best recent scholarship to present its most important current themes

• Features new work from well-known scholars
• Includes a broad range of geo-linguistic and theoretical perspectives
• Offers an up-to-date overview of an expanding field
• A thorough introduction to translation studies for both undergraduates and graduates
• Multi-disciplinary relevance for students with diverse career goals

 

Notes on Contributors ix

Acknowledgments xvi

Introduction 1

I Approaches to Translation 13

Histories and Theories 14

1 The Changing Landscape of Translation and Interpreting Studies 15
Mona Baker

2 Philosophical/Theoretical Approaches to Translation 28
Efrain Kristal

3 Philosophy in Translation 41
Robert J. C. Young

4 Variations on Translation 54
Susan Bassnett

Methodologies 67

5 Text Analysis and Translation 69
Jeremy Munday

6 The Sociology of Translation: A New Research Domain 82
Gisèle Sapiro

7 Style in, and of, Translation 95
Gabriela Saldanha

8 Translation as Higher-Order Text Processing 107
Gregory M. Shreve and Isabel Lacruz

9 Multimodality in Translation and Interpreting Studies: TheoreticalS%