Thinking Spanish Translation : A Course in Translation Method, Spanish to English

by Hervey, Sandor G. J.

• ISBN13: 9780415116596
• ISBN10: 0415116597
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 12/22/1995
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

Thinking Spanish Translation is a comprehensive and revolutionary 20-week course in translation method offering a challenging and entertaining approach to the acquisition of translation skills. It has been fully and successfully piloted at the University of St.Andrews.Translation is presented as a problem-solving discipline. Discussion, examples and a full range of exercise work enable students to acquire the skills necessary for a broad range of translation problems.Examples are drawn from a wide variety of material from technical and commercial texts to poetry and song.Thinking Spanish Translation is essential reading for advanced undergraduates and postgraduate students of Spanish. The book will also appeal to a wide range of languages students and tutors through the general discussion of principles, purposes and practice of translation.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements	viii
Introduction	1	(4)
Preliminaries to translation as a process	5	(7)
Practical 1	10	(1)
Intralingual translation	10	(1)
Gist translation	11	(1)
Preliminaries to translation as a product	12	(8)
Practical 2	17	(1)
Strategic decisions and decisions of detail; translation loss	17	(2)
Speed translation	19	(1)
Cultural issues in translation; compromise and compensation	20	(22)
Practical 3	32	(1)
Cultural transposition; compensation	32	(3)
Compensation	35	(5)
Cultural transposition; compensation	40	(2)
The formal properties of texts: Phonic/graphic and prosodic problems in translating	42	(19)
Practical 4	56	(1)
The formal properties of texts; phonic and prosodic	56	(1)
The formal properties of texts; graphic	57	(3)
The formal properties of texts; phonic/graphic and prosodic	60	(1)
The formal properties of texts; grammatical and lexical issues in translation	61	(11)
Practical 5	69	(1)
The formal properties of texts; syntax	69	(1)
The formal properties of texts	70	(2)
The formal properties of texts: sentential, inter-sentential and intertextual issues in translating	72	(11)
Practical 6	80	(1)
The formal properties of texts; the levels of sentence and discourse	80	(2)
Speed translation	82	(1)
Literal meaning and translation problems	83	(15)
Practical 7	94	(1)
Particularizing, generalizing and partially overlapping translation	94	(3)
Speed translation	97	(1)
Connotative meaning and translation problems	98	(12)
Practical 8	105	(1)
Connotative meaning	105	(3)
Connotative meaning	108	(2)
Language variety in texts: dialect, sociolect, code-switching	110	(8)
Practical 9	117	(1)
Language variety: dialect and sociolect	117	(1)
Language variety: sociolect and code-switching	117	(1)
Language variety in texts: social register and tonal register	118	(9)
Practical 10	124	(1)
Language variety: social register and tonal register	124	(2)
Language variety: dialect, social register and tonal register	126	(1)
Textual genre as a factor in translation: oral and written genres	127	(14)
Practical 11	137	(1)
Genre	137	(2)
Genre	139	(2)
Genre marking and the crossover between oral and written genres	141	(13)
Practical 12	152	(1)
Subtitling	152	(1)
Speed translation	153	(1)
Technical translation	154	(9)
Practical 13	161	(1)
Technical translation	161	(1)
Technical translation	161	(1)
Technical translation	162	(1)
Translation of consumer-oriented texts	163	(13)
Practical 14	171	(1)
Consumer-oriented texts	171	(1)
Consumer-oriented texts	171	(2)
Consumer-oriented texts	173	(1)
Consumer-oriented texts	174	(2)
Stylistic editing	176	(11)
Practical 15	183	(1)
Stylistic editing	183	(1)
Stylistic editing	183	(4)
Contrastive topics and practicals: introduction	185	(2)
Contrastive topic and practical: subjunctive expressing purpose/aim versus indicative expressing result/effect	187	(5)
Practical 16	191	(1)
Conjunctional phrases	191	(1)
Contrastive topic and practical: orders and requests	192	(6)
Contrastive topic and practical: pronominalization	198	(9)
Practical 18	205	(1)
Uses of `se'	205	(2)
Contrastive topic and practical: passive and impersonal constructions	207	(7)
Summary and conclusion	214	(5)
Glossary	219	(7)
References	226	(3)
Index	229