Introduction to Russian-English translation
Subtitle: tactics and techniques for the translator
By: Natalia Strelkova
Publisher: Hippocrene Books, Inc.
Published: 2012
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780781812672
Copyright date: 2011
Subjects: Russian language; Translating and interpreting; Translating into English
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Principal aims; title: Starting out - a framework for analysis; title: The translation process. Form and function ; Hints on procedure ; Changing content; title: Accuracy - the essence of translation. What makes a translation accurate? ; Key words vs. props ; "Process nouns" as props ; Props partnering key words ; Identifiers - when do we need them? ; Organizers to orient the reader  ; Sense categories - the main thrust ; Cause - "how come...?" ; Purpose "what for...?" ; Contrast - "yes, but..." ; Negation - "just say no...?" ; Conditionality - "what if...?" ; Ambiguity - not to panic! ; Cognates, false friends and true enemies ; Calques - "can I borrow that?" ; Syntax, word order, and the message ; Context - its crucial importance ; Emphasis and de-emphasis ; Intensifiers / amplifiers ; Repetition ; How to tone down a sentence and why ; Using modals and "modals" ; Agenda" - the underlying attitude/viewpoint/ value judgment/ implied  message ; Favorable - objective - unfavorable ; Ironical, sarcastic ; Ironical, sarcastic ; Loaded words and implication ; Variations on the theme of "blah-blah-blah" ; Diminutives and augmentatives ; Diminutive forms of names ; ?? or ??? -; Grammatical modals ; Rhetorical and pragmatic factors ; How professionals maneuver around difficulties; title: Achieving readability. Russian "all-purpose" verbs ; "Body language" in metaphor and idiom ; Anglo-Saxon and phrasal verbs ; Active or passive? ; Delays and interruptions ; Adjective forms ; Some Russian sentence patterns ; Experimenting with syntax ; Verbosity - how to avoid it; title: Correctness - grammar and usage in English. Grammar - the road from Russian to English ; Punctuation - focusing the attention ; Names and numbers - getting them right ; Register - a suitable setting; title: Editing. Dictionaries - in print and online; title: Notes on everyday Russian culture; title: Practice texts.