Full Description
This book is concerned with translation theory. It proposes an all-round view of translation in the terms of modern pragmatics, as articulated in three pragmatic functions (performative, interpersonal and locative) which describe how translated texts function in the world, involve readers and are rooted in their spatio-temporal contexts. It presents a full and up to date view of translation that takes into account thirty years of research in the field of Descriptive Translation Studies. Unlike DTS, the theory provides an account of products and processes. This publication exhibits the need for and usefulness of such a theory, and will be essential reading for scholars involved in translation and interpreting studies.
Contents
1. Introduction: A linguistic theory of translation \ 2. The Pragmatic Translator \ 3. The Performative Function 1: from text-type to text act \ 4. The Performative Function 2: how to do things with poems \ 5. The Interpersonal Function 1: the translator's personality \ 6. The Interpersonal Function 2: The death of the source author \ 7. The Locative Function 1: Translating space, translating time \ 8. The Locative Function 2: Repositioning Humour in Film and Comics \ 9. Conclusion \ Bibliography \ Index
