Category: Publications

By Carla Quinci Book Description This book offers a systematic and comprehensive account of translation competence (TC), reflecting on its different models and conceptualisations throughout its development and outlining future directions for both theory and practice. The volume charts the evolution of TC in line with related findings in empirical product- and process-oriented research. In critically examining the different models […]

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Edited By Dominique Faria, Marta Pacheco Pinto, Joana Moura Book Description This collection explores the notion of reframing as a framework for better understanding the multi-agent and multi-level nature of the translation process, generating new conversations in current debates on translational agency, authority, and power. The volume puts forward reframing as an alternative metaphor to traditional conceptualizations and descriptions of […]

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By Joseph Lambert Book Description Translation Ethics introduces the topic of ethics for students, researchers, and professional translators. Based on a successful course and written by an experienced instructor, the Introduction and nine core chapters offer an accessible examination of a wide range of interlocking topic areas, which combine to form a cohesive whole, guiding students through the key debates. […]

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By Marija Todorova ABSTRACT With environmental factors and issues increasingly becoming sources of risk and even conflict in various parts of the world, there is an increased need to consider the role of linguistic and translation practices involved in environmental protection. Language is becoming more widely perceived as a tool to manage environmental risk. This article analyses the role translation […]

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By Višnja Jovanović Book Description This book extends new lines of inquiry on intra- and interlingual translation, building on Jakobson’s classification of translational relations to take into account the full complexity of language and the role of social dimensions in fostering linguistic unity and identity. Jovanović argues that intra- and interlingual translation do not form a stable relationship but, in […]

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Regina Galasso (Anthology Editor) Description This Is a Classic illuminates the overlooked networks that contribute to the making of literary classics through the voices of multiple translators, without whom writers would have a difficult time reaching a global audience. It presents the work of some of today’s most accomplished literary translators who translate classics into English or who work closely […]

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Editors Lucía Ruiz Rosendo | University of Geneva Jesús Baigorri-Jalón | University of Salamanca The aspiration of an Atlas is to cover the whole world, by compiling cartographical material representing territories from across the five continents. This book intends to contribute to that ideally comprehensive, yet always unfinished, Atlas with pieces gathered from all of the Earth’s regions. However, its […]

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By Bianca Prandi  Synopsis The present work explores computer-assisted simultaneous interpreting (CASI) from a primarily cognitive perspective. Despite concerns over the potentially negative impact of computer-assisted interpreting (CAI) tools on interpreters’ cognitive load (CL), this hypothesis remains untested. Previous research is restricted to the evaluation of the CASI product and a methodology for the process-oriented evaluation of CASI and the […]

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Special issue on ‘Translating the queer popular’ By Michela Baldo, Jonathan Evans and Ting Guo This special issue focuses on the translation of queer popular culture. While much of the existing work on LGBTIQA + translation (e.g., Baer, Citation2021; Baer & Kaindl, Citation2017; Epstein & Gillett, Citation2017; Gramling & Dutta, Citation2016; Harvey, Citation2003) focuses typically on literary translation, with some work on […]

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Edited By Yifeng Sun, Dechao Li Copyright Year 2023 Book Description This book examines many facets of transcultural poetics in the English translation of Chinese literature from 12 different expert contributors. Translating Chinese literature into English is a special challenge. There is a pressing need to overcome a slew of obstacles to the understanding and appreciation of Chinese literary works […]

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