Introducing corpora in translation studies / Maeve Olohan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Olohan, Maeve.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Translating and interpreting--Data processing.

Translating and interpreting.

Physical Description:

vii, 220 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 2004.

Summary:

The use of corpora in translation studies, both as a tool for translators and as a way of analyzing the process of translation, is growing. This book provides a much-needed assessment of how the analysis of corpus data can make a contribution to the study of translation.Introducing Corpora in Translation Studies: traces the development of corpus methods within translation studiesdefines the types of corpora used for translation research, discussing their design and application and presenting tools for extracting and analyzing dataexamines research potential and methodological limitatisconsiders some uses of corpora by translators and in translator trainingfeatures research questions, case studies and discussion points to provide a practical guide to using corpora in translation studies. Offering a comprehensive account of the use of corpora by today's translators and researchers, Introducing Corpora in Translation Studies is the definitive guide to a fast-developing area of study.

Contents:

Introducing translation studies research

Corpus linguistics and translation

Parallel corpora

Comparable corpora

Corpus design

Corpus tools and analysis

Features of translation

Translators, style and ideology

Corpora in translator training

Corpora in translation practice.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [202]-211) and index.

ISBN:

0415268842

0415268850

OCLC:

54079496