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"La traducción es una actividad que ha acompañado al ser humano a lo largo de los siglos. Si, como afirma Octavio Paz, aprender a hablar es aprender a traducir, entonces traducir es un mecanismo esencial que permea nuestra concepción, percepción y aprehensión del mundo. Desde otra perspectiva, aprender a traducir es también aprender a leer en su sentido más amplio: es descifrar, comprender e interpretar la alteridad inscrita en cualquier tipo...
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“The Interpreter's Resource” provides a comprehensive overview of interpreting at the start of the twenty first century. As well as explaining the different types of interpreting and their uses, it contains a number of Codes of Ethics, information on Community Interpreting around the world and detailed coverage of international organisations, which employ interpreters.
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Can't quite come up with the right French quip or four-letter word? With Talk Dirty: French, you'll be able to put your (middle) finger on it. Each entry provides an individual foreign gem, a useful French sentence employing the word, the expression's English counterpart, and its literal translation.
Whether you're a native-speaker, world traveler, or just looking to tell off those brash Parisians, these naughty words and risqué...
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Translation is intercultural communication in its purest form. Its power in forming and/or deforming cultural identities has only recently been acknowledged, given the attention it deserves. The chapters in this unique volume assess translation from Arabic into other languages from different perspectives: the politics, economics, ethics, and poetics of translating from Arabic; a language often neglected in western mainstream translation studies.
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A practical guide to translation as a profession, this book provides everything translators need to know, from digital equipment to translation techniques, dictionaries in over seventy languages, and sources of translation work. It is the premier sourcebook for all linguists, used by both beginners and veterans, and its predecessor, The Translator's Handbook, has been praised by some of the world's leading translators, such as Gregory Rabassa and...
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It's a great feeling to know you can be who you are without fear or embarrassment. This Spanish language course is designed to be FUN AND EASY to follow. In this eBook we have covered all of the most likely situations you may face and have prepared you with the KEY WORDS AND PHRASES most commonly used. In this modern age you will most likely have a cell phone and wear a watch - consequently we have avoided tedious chapters on telling the time, counting...
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This is the fifth revised edition of the bestselling “A Practical Guide for Translators”. It looks at the profession of translator on the basis of developments over the last few years and encourages both practitioners and buyers of translation services to view translation as a highly-qualified, skilled profession and not just a cost-led word mill. The book is intended principally for those who have little or no practical experience of translation...
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During the last thirty years, the field of translation has exploded with multiple new theories. “Contemporary Translation Theories” examines five of new approaches—the translation workshop, the science of translation, translation studies, polysystem theory, and deconstruction—all of which began in the mid-1960s and continue to be influential today.
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In recent decades the explosive growth of globalization and regional integration has fuelled parallel growth in multilingual conferences. Although conference interpreting has come of age as a profession, interpreter training programs have had varied success, pointing to the need for an instructional manual which covers the subject comprehensively. This book seeks to fill that need by providing a structured syllabus and an overview of interpretation...
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It's a great feeling to know you can be who you are without fear or embarrassment. This Italian language course is designed to be FUN AND EASY to follow. In this eBook we have covered all of the most likely situations you may face and have prepared you with the KEY WORDS AND PHRASES most commonly used. In this modern age you will most likely have a cell phone and wear a watch - consequently we have avoided tedious chapters on telling the time, counting...
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“New Trends in Audiovisual Translation” is an innovative and interdisciplinary collection of articles written by leading experts in the emerging field of audiovisual translation (AVT). In a highly accessible and engaging way, it introduces readers to some of the main linguistic and cultural challenges that translators encounter when translating films and other audiovisual productions. The chapters in this volume examine translation practices and...
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It's a great feeling to know you can be who you are without fear or embarrassment. This French language course is designed to be FUN AND EASY to follow. In this eBook we have covered all of the most likely situations you may face and have prepared you with the KEY WORDS AND PHRASES most commonly used. In this modern age you will most likely have a cell phone and wear a watch - consequently we have avoided tedious chapters on telling the time, counting...
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This brief introduction to Irish Gaelic focuses on the basics of the language including understanding simple conversations, learning key vocabulary and introductory grammar. The course includes 6 sessions and a review module. You will build an understanding of core Irish Gaelic words and phrases such as greetings and introductions, frequently used words, numbers and colors and simple sentences and conversations. At the conclusion of the course you...
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A cross between Henry Beard's Latin for All Occasions and Ben Schott's Schott's Original Miscellany, JUST SAY NU is a practical guide to using Yiddish words and expressions in day-to-day situations. Along with enough grammar to enable readers to put together a comprehensible sentence and avoid embarrassing mistakes, Wex also explains the five most useful Yiddish words, shoyn, nu, epes, takeh, and nebakh, what they mean, how and when to use them, and...
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La investigación terminológica puntual es clave para traducir correctamente un texto especializado no solo en el plano lingüístico, sino también en los ámbitos cognitivo, comunicativo, pragmático, cultural y de forma. En Binomio traducción especializada y terminología puntual. Caso de un informe técnico jurídico (ES-EN), la autora analiza los problemas de traducción identificados en su texto origen. Además, presenta las propuestas de...
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This volume addresses the methods and motives for translating the central texts of the world's religions and investigates a wide range of translation challenges specific to the unique nature of these writings. Translation theory underpins the methodology for the analysis of a variety of scriptures and brings important and sensitive issues of translation to the fore.
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This collection of essays brings together a decade of writings on translation by leading international translation studies expert, Susan Bassnett. The essays cover a range of topics and will be useful to anyone with an interest in how different cultures communicate. Bassnett draws upon her personal experience to explore issues such as why the same things cannot be expressed in all languages, why translators in war zones risk their lives for their...
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"Esta obra tiene como objetivo fundamental presentar al lector, de manera comentada y crítica, un recorrido por los textos más importantes escritos por autores destacados en la traductología moderna desde mediados del siglo xx hasta el presente en las dos orientaciones que se distinguen con mayor nitidez en esta disciplina: por una parte, la lingüística y, por otra, la literaria, cultural y filosófica. En la orientación lingüística se destacan...
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« Sur les bouts de la langue est un essai narratif dans lequel j'explore les enjeux féministes de la traduction à partir de ma propre expérience. J'y mêle réflexion théorique et récit personnel pour interroger les conceptions dominantes de la traduction et démontrer que l'engagement en traduction, loin d'être un biais supplémentaire, permet de travailler mieux. J'y traite de la traduction comme processus collectif...
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Bonté III was five years old. A cow at that age is at her prime. Prime is an accounting term. A dairy farm is a business and must be managed as such. From this perspective, Bonté III's days were numbered. Numbered is not an empty word. She had been a good representative of her breed. A cow, after all, has no need to try to be a cow. Her life is that of a cow: a predetermined cycle that is easily reflected on a balance sheet. She eats. She drinks....