Translation as Communication across Languages and Cultures

Synopsis

Part I. Central Concepts : The Nature Of Translation As Part Of Applied Linguistics : Translation As Part Of Applied Linguistics ; Translation As An Essential Part Of Today's Revolution In Communication ; Translation As Cross-linguistic And Cross-cultural Communication ; Translation As A Cognitive Process ; Definition Of Translation And Models Of Translation -- Overview Of Different Approaches To Translation : Early Linguistic, Textual And Communicative Approaches ; The (neo)hermeneutic Approach ; Descriptive Translation Studies ; Postmodernist, Postcolonial, Feminist And Deconstructionist Views ; Functionalistic And Action- And Reception-theory Related Approaches ; Discourse, Pragmatic And Functional Approaches --^ Some New Trends In Translation Studies : Ideology In Translation Studies ; Ethics In Translation Studies ; Political Action In Translation Studies ; Narrative Approaches To Translation ; The Role Of Translation In Multicultural Societies ; Micro-historical Studies Of Translation ; Eco-translatology -- Culture And Translation : What Is Culture And What Does Culture Do? ; Old Thinking About Culture: National Characters, Mentalities, Stereotypes ; New Thinking About Culture: Small Cultures, Communities Of Practice, Superdiversity ; Translation As Intercultural Communication -- Part Ii. Translatability, Universals, Text, Context And Translation Evaluation : From Untranslatability To Translatability : 'linguistic Relativity' And Translation: A Historical Overview ; Recent Empirical Research On Linguistic Relativity And Its Impact On Translation ; Relativizing Assumptions On Non-translatability ; Culture, Context And Translatability --^ Universals Of Translation? : Language Universals And Universals Of Translation ; Translation Universals -- Text And Context: A Functional-pragmatic View : Context In Different Disciplines ; Text And Context In Translation: Translation As Recontextualization And Repositioning ; Translation As Recontextualization Under The Influence Of English As A Global Lingua Franca -- Translation Quality Assessment: Review Of Approaches And Practices : Different Approaches To Translation Quality Assessment ; A Linguistic Model Of Translation Quality Assessment ; Distinguishing Between Different Types Of Translations And Versions ; Most Recent Revisions Of The House Model (house 2014) ; Some Recent Developments In Testing Translation Quality --^ Part Iii. Some New Research Avenues In Translation Studies : Translation And Bilingual Cognition : Why We Need A New Linguistic-cognitive Orientation ; Introspective And Retrospective Translation Process Studies: How Valid And Reliable Are Their Outcomes? ; Behavioural Experiments On The Translation Process: How Valid, Reliable And Insightful Are Their Outcomes? ; Bilingual Neuro-imaging Studies: How Useful And Relevant Are They For Translation Studies? ; A Neuro-linguistic Theory Of The Functioning Of Two Languages In The Brain -- The Role Of Corpora In Translation Studies : The Use And Function Of Corpora In Translation ; An Example Of A Corpus-based, Longitudinal, Qualitative And Quantitative Translation Project ; An Example Of A Corpus-based Case Study Of Translation -- Globalization And Translation : What Is Globalization? ; Globalization At Different Levels Of Language ; The Role Of English As A Global Lingua Franca For Translation --^ Part Iv. Translation And Foreign Language Learning And Teaching : The History Of Translation In Foreign Language Learning And Teaching ; Alternative Uses Of Translation In Foreign Language Learning And Teaching ; Towards A More Realistic View Of Translation In Foreign Language Learning And Teaching -- The Professional Practice Of Translators: New Challenges And Problems : Ethics In The Professional Practice Of Translation ; Translation And Conflict In The Practice Of Translation ; Translation In Multilingual Institutions. Juliane House. Includes Bibliographical References (pages 138-152) And Index.