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Translation and Interpreting in the 20th Century

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By: Wolfram Wilss

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Translation and Interpreting in the 20th Century

Focus on German

By: Wolfram Wilss

This book provides a historical survey of the unfolding of translation and interpreting (language mediation) in the 20th century with special reference to the German-speaking area. It is based first, on extensive archive research in Austria, Germany, and Switzerland, second, on a large number of interviews with experts in the field of language mediation, and third, on the author's observations and experiences in the field of translation practice, translation teaching, and translation studies between 1950-1995. A specific feature of the book is the description of the social role of the language mediator through the prisms of communicative targets and technological developments and to determine his function as that of an indispensable bridge-builder between the members of differing linguistic and cultural communities. Historically, it distinguishes between three main phases, the period from 1900 to 1919 with the dominance of French as lingua franca in international communication, the period from 1919 to 1945, which is characterized by English-French bilingualism, and the period from 1945 to approximately 1990 with its massive trend toward multilingualism and the development of language mediation into a translation industry. The book continues with chapters on the implications of globalization, specialization and automaticization for international communication and it closes with reflections on future prospects for the profession in a knowledge society, both from a practical and a pedagogical viewpoint.

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John Benjamins Publishing

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Knowledge and Skills in Translator Behavior

By: Wolfram Wilss

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Knowledge and Skills in Translator Behavior

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This book represents an approach which is intended to give readers a general insight into what translators really do and to explain the concepts and tools of the trade, bearing in mind that translation cannot be reduced to simple principles that can easily be separated from each other and thus be handled in isolation. On the whole, the book is more process- than product-centred. Translation is seen as an activity with an intentional and a social dimension establishing links between a source-language community and a target-language community and therefore requiring a specific kind of communicative behavior based on the question "Who translates what, for whom and why?" To the extent that the underlying principles, assumptions, and conclusions are convincing to the reader, the practical implications of the book, last but not least in translation teaching, are obvious.

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9027216150

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Translation and Interpreting in the 20th Century

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By: Wolfram Wilss

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Translation and Interpreting in the 20th Century

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By: Wolfram Wilss

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Translation and Interpreting in the 20th Century

Translation and Interpreting in the 20th Century

Knowledge and Skills in Translator Behavior

Knowledge and Skills in Translator Behavior

Translation and Interpreting in the 20th Century

Translation and Interpreting in the 20th Century

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