English-Arabic/Arabic-English Translation : A Practical Guide

by Hatim, Basil

• ISBN13: 9780863563416
• ISBN10: 0863563414
• Format: Trade Book
• Copyright: 2000-04-01
• Publisher: Saqi Books

Summary

This translation guide is based on sound theoretical and pedagogical principles. Unlike other translation manuals available, it transcends crude dichotomies of "literal" vs. "free" translation, "specialized" vs. "general," "communicative" vs. "semantic," etc. and concentrates instead on developing in the student a sensitivity to text-types and a deeper understanding of the demand. which a given text-type makes on the translator. In addition, the student who closely follows this Guide will acquire the analytical tools necessary to make meaningful comments about translation and translations. A glossary of text-linguistic and translation terms Is provided together with a select bibliography.

Author Biography

Basil Hatim is the Director of Studies for Arabic at Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh. His many publications include Discourse and the Translator, written with Ian Mason.

Table of Contents

Preface	7	(2)
Introduction	9	(5)
Part I Translating Legal Texts	14	(35)
The Preamble	15	(10)
The Legal Article	25	(13)
Initial and Concluding Legal Articles	38	(11)
Part II Translating Detached Exposition	49	(96)
The Synopsis	51	(12)
The Summary	63	(14)
The Abstract	77	(10)
The Report (Person-oriented/Entity-oriented)	87	(16)
The News Report (Non-evaluative/Evaluative)	103	(19)
The Report (Formulaic/Executive/Personalized)	122	(23)
Part III Translating Argumentation	145	(82)
The Less Involved Through-argument	147	(12)
The More Involved Through-argument	159	(15)
The Explicit Counter-argument	174	(17)
The Implicit Counter-argument	191	(21)
The Suppressed Counter-argument	212	(15)
Glossary of Text Linguistics and Translation Terms	227	(6)
Sources of Text Samples	233	(2)
Select Bibliography	235