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

by Andrew Chesterman, Emma Wagner, Emma Wagner

Book 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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1900650495
• ISBN13: 9781900650496
• Release Date: January 2002
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 156 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.1" x 9.2"