Community translation / Mustapha Taibi and Uldis Ozolins.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Taibi, Mustapha, author.

Ozolins, Uldis, 1948- author.

Series:

Bloomsbury advances in translation

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Translating and interpreting.

Communities.

Physical Description:

187 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

©2016.

London : Bloomsbury Academic, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, 2016.

Summary:

Investigating an emerging field, Community Translation addresses the specific context, characteristics and needs of translation in and for communities. Traditional classifications in the fields of discourse and genre are of limited use to the field of translation studies, as they overlook social functions. This book argues for a classification that cuts across traditional lines, based on the social dimensions of translation and the relationships between text producers and audiences. Community Translation discusses the different types of texts produced by public authorities, services and individuals for communities that need to be translated into minority languages, and the socio-cultural issues that surround them. In this way, this book demonstrates the vital role that community translation plays in ensuring communication with all citizens and in the empowerment of minority language speakers by giving them access to information, enabling them to participate fully in society. Book jacket.

Contents:

1 Community translation: Definitions, characteristics and status quo 7

2 Sociocultural issues in community translation 29

3 Approaches to (community) translation 53

4 Translating official documents 77

5 Translating for temporary communities 95

6 Quality assurance and translation assessment 107

7 Translation revision 127

8 Community translation resources 149.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 169-180) and indexes.

ISBN:

9781474221658

1474221653

9781474221641

1474221645

OCLC:

936199846