Translating as a Purposeful Activity by Christiane Nord - 9781041159025

Name: Translating as a Purposeful Activity by Christiane Nord - 9781041159025
Brand: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Taylor & Francis Ltd

This classic text has long been the essential guide to functionalist approaches to translation. Christiane Nord explains the complexities of theories and terms in simple language with numerous examples from a variety of languages and cultures, including new examples from Chinese language.\nCovering how the theories developed, illustrations of the main ideas, and specific applications to translator training, literary translation, interpreting, and ethics, Translating as a Purposeful Activity concludes with a concise review of the main criticisms of this approach. It also includes a new chapter on the latest developments and research currents since the turn of the century, focusing on functionalism at the translator\u2019s workplace, in legal translation and in Bible translation.\nThis new\n\nTranslating as a Purposeful Activity\nFunctionalist Approaches Explained\nFree UK delivery on this item.\n\nThis brand new item is available with free UK delivery using Royal Mail tracked services;