Translation and cultural identity
Subtitle: selected essays on translation and cross-cultural communication
By: edited by Micaela Muñoz-Calvo and Carmen Buesa Gómez
Contributors: Buesa-Gómez, Carmen
Publisher: Cambridge Scholars
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Newcastle upon Tyne
Language: eng
Number of pages: 186
ISBN-13: 9781443819893
Subjects: Social aspects; Translating and interpreting; Intercultural communication
Description: 'Translation and Cultural Identity: Selected Essays on Translation and Cross-Cultural Communication' tackles the complexity of the concepts mentioned in its title through seven essays, written by most highly regarded experts in the field of Translation Studies: Jose Lambert (Catholic University of Louvain, Belgium), Raquel Merino (University of the Basque Country, Spain), Rosa Rabadan (University of Leon, Spain), Julio-Cesar Santoyo (University of Leon, Spain), Christina Schaffner (Aston University, Birmingham, United Kingdom), Gideon Toury (Tel-Aviv University, Israel) and Patrick Zabalbeascoa (Pompeu Fabra University, Spain). The essays are varied and innovative. Their common feature is that they deal with various aspects of translation and cultural identity and that they contribute to the enrichment of the study of communication across cultures. These major readings in translation studies will give readers food for thought and reflection and will promote research on translation, cultural identity and cross-cultural communication -- Product Description.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.