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  • Translation Under Fascism

    Edited by C. Rundle, K. Sturge ...
    Series series Education (R0)
    The history of translation has focused on literary work but this book demonstrates the way in which political control can influence and be influenced by translation choices. New research and specially commissioned essays give access to existing research projects which at present are either scattered or unavailable in English. ... Read more

    $49.99 USD

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  • Theories of Translation

    by J. Williams ...
    Series series Education (R0)
    Presents the most important theories in Translation Studies that have emerged over the last 50 years. Particularly innovative is the inclusion of theories from outside North America and Europe, theoretical perspectives on recent technological developments and a consideration of the nature of theory in the field. ... Read more

    $53.99 USD

  • Community Translation

    by Mustapha Taibi, Uldis Ozolins ...
    Series series Bloomsbury Advances in Translation
    Investigating an important field within translation studies, Community Translation addresses the specific context, characteristics and needs of translation in and for communities. Traditional classifications in the fields of discourse and genre are of limited use to the field of translation studies, as they overlook the social functions of translation. Instead, this book argues for a ... Read more

    $44.99 USD

  • Translating Others (Volume 1)

    Edited by Theo Hermans ...
    Both in the sheer breadth and in the detail of their coverage the essays in these two volumes challenge hegemonic thinking on the subject of translation. Engaging throughout with issues of representation in a postmodern and postcolonial world, Translating Others investigates the complex processes of projection, recognition, displacement and 'othering' effected not only by translation practices but ... Read more

    $57.99 USD

  • Translating Evidence and Interpreting Testimony at a War Crimes Tribunal

    Working in a Tug-of-War

    by Ellen Elias-Bursac ...
    Series series Education (R0)
    How can defendants be tried if they cannot understand the charges being raised against them? Can a witness testify if the judges and attorneys cannot understand what the witness is saying? Can a judge decide whether to convict or acquit if she or he cannot read the documentary evidence? The very viability of international criminal prosecution and adjudication hinges on the massive amounts of ... Read more

    $49.99 USD

  • The Social Origins of Language

    by Robert Seyfarth, Dorothy Cheney ...
    Series series Duke Institute for Brain Sciences Series
    How human language evolved from the need for social communicationThe origins of human language remain hotly debated. Despite growing appreciation of cognitive and neural continuity between humans and other animals, an evolutionary account of human language—in its modern form—remains as elusive as ever. The Social Origins of Language provides a novel perspective on this question and charts a new ... Read more

    $31.69 USD

  • Consecutive Interpreting

    An Interdisciplinary Study

    by Alexander V. Kozin ...
    Series series Social Sciences (R0)
    This book sheds light on the phenomenon of consecutive interpreting. It combines phenomenological and empirical analyses to build a communication theory of interpreting. The author begins by reviewing mainstream research on consecutive interpreting and then dissociates himself from it, conducting a three-tier analysis of interpreting data. He concludes by presenting an alternative theory of ... Read more

    $89.99 USD

  • Metaphor and Entertainment

    A Corpus-Based Approach to Language in Chinese Online News

    by C. Han ...
    Series series Education (R0)
    Metaphor and Entertainment presents the very first, large-scale exploration of metaphor in Chinese online entertainment news, one of the most vibrant and controversial news genres in contemporary China. ... Read more

    $49.99 USD

  • Misunderstanding in Social Life

    Discourse Approaches to Problematic Talk

    by Juliane House, Gabriele Kasper, Steven Ross ...
    Series series Language In Social Life
    Misunderstanding is a pervasive phenomenon in social life, sometimes with serious consequences for people's life chances. Misunderstandings are especially hazardous in high-stakes events such as job interviews or in the legal system. In unequal power encounters, unsuccessful communication is regularly attributed to the less powerful participant, especially when those participants are members of an ... Read more

    $39.99 USD

  • Polish vs. American Courtroom Discourse

    Inquisitorial and Adversarial Procedures of Witness Examination in Criminal Trials

    by G. Bednarek ...
    Series series Education (R0)
    Polish vs. American Courtroom Discourse brings together the fields of discourse analysis and socio-legal studies to identify, illustrate and explain the cross-cultural similarities and disparities between the inquisitorial and adversarial procedures of witness examination in criminal trials. ... Read more

    $49.99 USD

  • Translation and the Intersection of Texts, Contexts and Politics

    Historical and Socio-Cultural Perspectives

    Edited by Mohammed Albakry ...
    Series series Social Sciences (R0)
    This book analyzes the impact of historical, political and sociocultural contexts on the reading, rewriting and translating of texts. The authors base their arguments on their experiences of translating or researching different text types, taking in fiction, short stories, memoirs, religious texts, scientific treatises, and news reports from a variety of different languages and cultural traditions ... Read more

    $89.99 USD

  • Spanish and Portuguese across Time, Place, and Borders

    Studies in Honour of Milton M. Azevedo

    Edited by L. Callahan ...
    Series series Education (R0)
    Spanish and Portuguese Across Time covers a diverse range of topics with a common focus, on the dynamic nature of languages and the social forces that shape them across time, place, and borders, and demonstrates how linguistic principles can offer productive angles to the study of literature. ... Read more

    $89.99 USD