Translation in the Global Village (Current Issues in Language and Society) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1853594881 ISBN 13: 9781853594885

Verlag: MULTILINGUAL MATTERS, 2000

Inhaltsangabe

Globalisation and advances in technology have affected our production and perception of language, as reflected in globalism and tribalism. The role of English as an international lingua franca is discussed and conclusions are drawn for the varying activities of translation today and for the changing job profile of the translator.

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Christina Schäffner is a senior lecturer in the School of Languages and European Studies at Aston University (Birmingham, UK), Co-director of the Institute for the Study of Language and Society, and Secretary General of the European Society for Translation Studies. Her main research interests are translation studies, political discourse, textlinguistics, and metaphors. Her publications include Language and Peace (co-edited with Anita Wenden, 1995), Cultural Functions of Translation (co-edited with Helen Kelly-Holmes, 1995), Conceiving of Europe - Diversity in Unity? (co-edited with Andreas Musolff and Michael Townson, 1996), Translation and Quality (ed., 1997), Translation and Norm (ed.,1999) and articles in various journals.

Christina Schäffner is a senior lecturer in the School of Languages and European Studies at Aston University (Birmingham, UK), Co-director of the Institute for the Study of Language and Society, and Secretary General of the European Society for Translation Studies. Her main research interests are translation studies, political discourse, textlinguistics, and metaphors. Her publications include Language and Peace (co-edited with Anita Wenden, 1995), Cultural Functions of Translation (co-edited with Helen Kelly-Holmes, 1995), Conceiving of Europe - Diversity in Unity? (co-edited with Andreas Musolff and Michael Townson, 1996), Translation and Quality (ed., 1997), Translation and Norm (ed.,1999) and articles in various journals.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: MULTILINGUAL MATTERS
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2000
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1853594881
• ISBN 13: 9781853594885
• Einband: Gebundene Ausgabe
• Anzahl der Seiten: 80
• Herausgeber: Schaffner Christina
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