Descriptive translation studies--and beyond
By: Gideon Toury
Edition: 2nd expanded ed.
Series: Benjamins translation library; v. 100
Publisher: John Benjamins Pub. Co.; Benjamins Publishing Company, John
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Amsterdam; Philadelphia
Language: eng
Number of pages: 350
ISBN-13: 9789027224484; 9789027224491; 9789027274595
Subjects: Translating and interpreting; Methodology
Description: A replacement of the author's well-known book on Translation Theory, In Search of a Theory of Translation (1980), this book makes a case for Descriptive Translation Studies as a scholarly activity as well as a branch of the discipline, having immediate consequences for issues of both a theoretical and applied nature. Methodological discussions are complemented by an assortment of case studies of various scopes and levels, with emphasis on the need to contextualize whatever one sets out to focus on. Part One deals with the position of descriptive studies within TS and justifies the author's choice to devote a whole book to the subject. Part Two gives a detailed rationale for descriptive studies in translation and serves as a framework for the case studies comprising Part Three. Concrete descriptive issues are here tackled within ever growing contexts of a higher level: texts and modes of translational behaviour -- in the appropriate cultural setup; textual components -- in texts, and through these texts, in cultural constellations. Part Four asks the question: What is knowledge accumulated through descriptive studies performed within one and the same framework likely to yield in terms of theory and practice?This is an excellent book for higher-level translation courses.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.