The Pragmatic Translator
An Integral Theory of Translation
1st Edition
Published on 20. December 2012
240 pages
978-1-4411-7192-4 (ISBN)
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.
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Series
Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC (Digital)
Target group
Professional and scholarly
ISBN-13
978-1-4411-7192-4 (9781441171924)
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Person
Massimiliano Morini is Associate Professor of English Linguistics and Translation at the University of Udine, Italy.
Content
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
