Word, Text, Translation Liber Amicorum for Peter Newmark

by Anderman, Gunilla; Rogers , Margaret

• ISBN13: 9781853594601
• ISBN10: 1853594601
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-09-09
• Publisher: Multilingual Matters

Summary

This is a collection of essays from scholars in the field of Translation Studies throughout the world. The book ranges widely in subject matter, reflecting the diverse perspectives of Peter Newmark's interests in both literary and technical translation.

Author Biography

Gunilla Anderman (â? 2007) was Professor of Translation Studies at the University of Surrey where she taught translation theory, translation of drama and translation of childrenâ??s literature, fields in which she has published and lectured widely in the UK as well as internationally. She was also a professional translator with translations of Scandinavian plays staged in the UK, USA and South Africa. Her latest book is Europe on Stage: Translation and Theatre (2005). She was joint editor of the series Translating Europe.Margaret Rogers is Professor of Translation and Terminology Studies and Director of the Centre for Translation Studies at the University of Surrey. She initiated the Terminology Network in the Institute of Translation and Interpreting, UK, and is a founder member of the Association of Terminology and Lexicography. She is a member of the Advisory Boards of Terminology, LSP and Professional Communication and Fachsprache as well as being a member of the Executive Board of the International Institute for Terminology Research.

Table of Contents

List of Figures	ix
List of Tables	x
Contributors: A Short Profile	xi
Acknowledgements	xiii
Introduction	1	(16)
Gunilla Anderman
Margaret Rogers
An Interview with Peter Newmark	17	(8)
Monica Pedrola
Part I: Word
The Translator and the Word: The Pros and Cons of Dictionaries in Translation	25	(10)
Janet Fraser
On the Perils of Particle Translation	35	(12)
Gunilla Anderman
Accuracy in Translation	47	(9)
Viggo Hjornager Pedersen
Friends, False Friends and Foes or Back to Basics in L1 to L2 Translation	56	(10)
John M. Dodds
Training Translators in a `Third Language' --- A New Approach	66	(13)
Reiner Arntz
Part II: Context
The Role of Contexts in Translating	79	(5)
Eugene A. Nida
Translation Theory, Translating Theory and the Sentence	84	(11)
Candace Seguinot
The ultimate confort: Word, Text and the Translation of Tourist Brochures	95	(9)
Mary Snell-Hornby
Translating Terms in Text: Holding on to Some Slippery Customers	104	(15)
Margaret Rogers
Part III. Text
Words and Texts --- Which Are Translated? A Study in Dialectics	119	(10)
Albrecht Neubert
Translating the Introductory Paragraph of Boris Pasternak's Doctor Zhivago: A Case Study in Functional Sentence Perspective	129	(13)
Jan Firbas
Translating Prismatic Poetry: Odysseus Elytis and The Oxopetra Elegies	142	(15)
David Connolly
How Come the Translation of a Limerick Can Have Four Lines (or Can It)?	157	(12)
Gideon Toury
The Source Text in Translation Assessment	169	(10)
Gerard McAlester
Part IV: And Beyond
Electronic Corpora as Tools for Translation	179	(11)
Hans Lindquist
The Writing on the Screen. Subtitling: A Case Study from Norwegian Broadcasting (NRK), Oslo	190	(18)
Sylfest Lomheim
Translating for Children	208	(9)
Eithne O'Connell
Translation and Language Games in the Balkans	217	(8)
Piotr Kuhiwczak
ADNOM --- A Project that Faded Away	225	(8)
Patrick Chaffey
From Anonymous Parasites to Transformation Agents --- A ``Third World' Vision of Translation for the New Millennium	233	(3)
Simon S.C. Chau
Index	236