Translation Studies in a New Perspective

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P. Lang, 1996 - Education - 142 pages
Translation Studies in a New Perspective is intended for researchers, teachers and university students of languages and translating - in fact for all those interested in the training of future translators and interpreters. It raises a wide range of questions and views on translation studies, with the aim of stimulating discussion and promoting interest in teaching and research. The work is largely based on the author's own analyses and experience in research and teaching and introduces new methods and concepts which she has developed for these purposes.

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Contents

INTRODUCTION
7
TERMINOLOGICAL PROBLEMS
53
THE TRANSLATOR
79
Copyright

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About the author (1996)

The Author: Irma Sorvali is professor of Scandinavian Languages at the University of Oulu, Finland. She completed her doctoral thesis in 1974 on the Swedish translations of Virgil's Aeneid and Bucolica, and has since written numerous books and articles on the theory and practice of translation. She has lectured on translation studies at many universities in Finland and Scandinavia and has directed the work of students of translating and interpreting.

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