Text Analysis in Translation: Theory Methodology, and Didactic Application of a Model for Translation-Oriented Text Analysis (Amsterdamer Publikationen Zur Sprache Und Literatur, 94) - Softcover

Nord, Christiane

Softcover

ISBN 10: 9042018089 ISBN 13: 9789042018082

Publisher: Brill Academic Pub, 2006

Synopsis

Text Analysis in Translation has become a classic in Translation Studies. Based on a functional approach to translation and endebted to pragmatic text linguistics, it suggests a model for translation-oriented source-text analysis applicable to all text types and genres independent of the language and culture pairs involved.
Part 1 of the study presents the theoretical framework on which the model is based, and surveys the various concepts of translation theory and text linguistics. Part 2 describes the role and scope of source-text analysis in the translation process and explains why the model is relevant to translation. Part 3 presents a detailed study of the extratextual and intratextual factors and their interaction in the text, using numerous examples from all areas of professional translation. Part 4 discusses the applications of the model to translator training, placing particular emphasis on the selection of material for translation classes, grading the difficulty of translation tasks, and translation quality assessment. The book concludes with the practical analysis of a number of texts and their translations, taking into account various text types and several languages (German, English, Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese, and Dutch).

Edition details

• Publisher: Brill Academic Pub
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 9042018089
• ISBN 13: 9789042018082
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 274