Thinking Arabic Translation

Name: Thinking Arabic Translation
Brand: Taylor & Francis
SKU: 9780415705622
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A Course in Translation Method: Arabic to English

By Sándor Hervey and Ian Higgins and James Dickins

Series: Thinking Translation

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Thinking Arabic Translation is an essential guide for linguists aiming to enhance their Arabic-to-English translation expertise. It combines clear explanations, practical discussions, diverse examples, and exercises to develop skills needed for a range of translation challenges.

The book emphasises a practical approach, addressing crucial translator issues such as cultural distinctions, genre variations, and the processes of revision and editing. Drawing on linguistic and translation theory, it encourages thoughtful reflection on translating complex texts.

This new edition features updated content across nearly all chapters, including new coverage of parallelism and specialised topics such as botanical and Islamic finance translation. It includes contemporary examples from various text types—newspapers, fiction, poetry, academic writing, and political speeches—and offers several full-length practical exercises per chapter to reinforce learning.
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This book is ideal for advanced students of Arabic and translators seeking to refine their language and translation skills. It is also valuable for those considering a professional career in translation or academic study of Arabic translation methods.

Thinking Arabic Translation is an indispensable book for linguists who want to develop their Arabic-to-English translation skills.

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Thinking Arabic Translation is an indispensable book for linguists who want to develop their Arabic-to-English translation skills. Clear explanations, discussions, examples, and exercises enable students to acquire the skills necessary for tackling a broad range of translation problems.

The book has a practical orientation, addressing key issues for translators, such as cultural differences, genre, and revision and editing. It is a book on translation method, drawing on a range of notions from linguistics and translation theory to encourage thoughtful consideration of possible solutions to practical problems.

This new edition includes:

new material in almost all chapters
a new chapter on parallelism
two new chapters on technical translation: botanical and Islamic finance texts
new and up-to-date examples from all types of translation, covering broad issues that have emerged in the Arab world in recent years
texts drawn from a wide variety of writing types, including newspapers, prose fiction, poetry, tourist material, scientific texts, financial texts, recipes, academic writing, constitutions, and political speeches
at least three full-length practical translation exercises in each chapter to complement the discussions and consolidate learning

In addition to the updated Tutor’s Handbook, a Supplement, containing textual material and practical exercises aimed at further developing the translation issues discussed in the main text, and a Tutor’s Handbook to the Supplement, are available at www.routledgetextbooks.com/textbooks/_author/thinkingtranslation/.

Thinking Arabic Translation is key reading for advanced students wishing to perfect their language skills or considering a career in translation.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780415705622

Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 16 September 2016

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Routledge

Edition: 2nd edition

Illustration: 1 Tables, black and white; 9 Line drawings, black and white

Audience: Tertiary education

DIMENSIONS

Width: 156.0mm

Height: 234.0mm

Weight: 589g

Pages: 314

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Education & Reference Ian Higgins James Dickins Non-Fiction Series: Thinking Translation Sándor Hervey

About the Author

James Dickins is Professor of Arabic at the University of Leeds.

Ian Higgins, who, with the late Sándor Hervey, originated the Thinking Translation series, is Honorary Senior lecturer in Modern Languages at the University of St Andrews.