RogerBell_TranslationTranslating__TheoryAndPractice

Contents

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Acknowledgments ix

General Editor’s Preface xi

Introduction xv

Parti: MODEL 1

CHAPTER 1 Perspectives on translation 3

1.1 What is translation? 4

1.1.1 Equivalence: semantic and stylistic 6

1.1.2 Rules: description and prescription 10

1.1.3 Translation; process and product 12

1.1.4 Summary 14

1.2 What is a translator? 14

1.2.1 Memory, meaning and language 15

1.2.2 The communication process 17

1.2.3 The translation process 20

1.2.4 Summary 21

1.3 What is translation theory? 21

1.3.1 Theories, models and analogies 23

1.3.2 Requirements for a theory of translation 26

1.3.3 Methodology; investigating translation 28

1.3.4 Summary 31

1.4 Conclusion 32

CHAPTER 2 Translating; modelling the process 35

2.1 The translator: knowledge and skills 35

2.1.1, Ideal bilingual competence 38

2.1.2 Expertise 39

2.1.3 Communicative competence 41

2.1.4 Summary 42