Multilingual Routes in Translation

This book explores the interface between translation and pragmatics, using case studies in English, Greek, Russian, and Chinese translation practice to demonstrate how translation can interact with pragmatics and reshape meaning in a target language. It employs an emic approach and has a didactic perspective, showing how pragmatic awareness can regulate translator behavior and be useful in foreign language teaching.

Format: Hardback
Length: 261 pages
Publication date: 08 April 2022
Publisher: Springer Verlag, Singapore

This comprehensive book delves into the intricate interplay between translation and pragmatics, presenting a wealth of case studies spanning English, Greek, Russian, and Chinese translation practices. Through these insightful examples, the book showcases the remarkable capacity of translation to engage with pragmatics and dynamically reshape the creation of meaning in a target language, employing a range of pragmatically relevant strategies. The fusion of fiction and non-fiction genres presents a diverse array of interlingual transfer instances, expanding our understanding of the evolving dynamics in translation transfer. Authors employ an emic approach, alongside an etic one, to substantiate their findings, often presenting them visually through graphs. With a pedagogical focus, the book demonstrates how pragmatic awareness can guide translator behavior and holds significant value in foreign language teaching, emphasizing the pivotal role of implicit knowledge in shaping the message conveyed in a foreign language.

This comprehensive book delves into the intricate interplay between translation and pragmatics, presenting a wealth of case studies spanning English, Greek, Russian, and Chinese translation practices. Through these insightful examples, the book showcases the remarkable capacity of translation to engage with pragmatics and dynamically reshape the creation of meaning in a target language, employing a range of pragmatically relevant strategies. The fusion of fiction and non-fiction genres presents a diverse array of interlingual transfer instances, expanding our understanding of the evolving dynamics in translation transfer. Authors employ an emic approach, alongside an etic one, to substantiate their findings, often presenting them visually through graphs. With a pedagogical focus, the book demonstrates how pragmatic awareness can guide translator behavior and holds significant value in foreign language teaching, emphasizing the pivotal role of implicit knowledge in shaping the message conveyed in a foreign language.

Weight: 594g
Dimension: 235 x 155 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9789811904394
Edition number: 1st ed. 2022