Basics of Translation Theory and Practice. The Conceptual Foundations of Translation as...
Vermes Albert: Basics of Translation Theory and Practice. The Conceptual Foundations of Translation. Líceum Kiadó. 2021.
This textbook is meant primarily for students of English at the undergraduate level who study translation as part of their degree programme. It is designed to complement their proficiency as language professionals specialised in the English language with an indispensable practical skill that they will inevitably need in their professional life.
The book contains material for a one-semester lecture course, the aim of which is to acquaint students with the basic concepts, problems and principles of translation, which is seen as a special interlingual and intercultural form of communication. After a brief overview in the first two chapters of the past and present of translation as a practical activity, the rest of the book presents the fundamental characteristics of linguistic communication and of translation as an interpretive form of communication across languages and cultures, and introduces the basic categories and terminology of translation theory with an eye on how these can be utilised in the practice of translation work.
Basics of Translation Theory and Practice. The Conceptual Foundations of Translation as...
Vermes Albert: Basics of Translation Theory and Practice. The Conceptual Foundations of Translation. Líceum Kiadó. 2021.
This textbook is meant primarily for students of English at the undergraduate level who study translation as part of their degree programme. It is designed to complement their proficiency as language professionals specialised in the English language with an indispensable practical skill that they will inevitably need in their professional life.
The book contains material for a one-semester lecture course, the aim of which is to acquaint students with the basic concepts, problems and principles of translation, which is seen as a special interlingual and intercultural form of communication. After a brief overview in the first two chapters of the past and present of translation as a practical activity, the rest of the book presents the fundamental characteristics of linguistic communication and of translation as an interpretive form of communication across languages and cultures, and introduces the basic categories and terminology of translation theory with an eye on how these can be utilised in the practice of translation work.
