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Additional Physical Format: | ebook version : |
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Document Type: | Book |
All Authors / Contributors: |
Mona Baker |
ISBN: | 9781138666870 1138666874 9781138666887 1138666882 |
OCLC Number: | 1010505615 |
Description: | xviii, 369 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
Contents: | Introduction -- Equivalence at word level -- Equivalence above word level -- Grammatical equivalence -- Textual equivalence : thematic and information structures -- Textual equivalence : cohesion -- Pragmatic equivalence -- Semiotic equivalence -- Beyond equivalence : ethics and morality. |
Responsibility: | Mona Baker. |
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'This is a must-read for anyone who opts for translation and interpreting studies, regardless of their language combinations. It is informative, interesting and inspirational. The author never fails to bring new insight to the readership with each new edition, and this time it is semiotics.'Wen Ren, Beijing Foreign Studies University, China'In Other Words is an invaluable resource for linguistic analysis in translation studies. Mona Baker manages to strike the right balance between step-by-step explanation of increasingly complex categories of analysis, from the lexical to the pragmatic, without sacrificing academic rigour. This combination is rare and makes In Other Words the ideal textbook for degree-level study in translation studies.'Morven Beaton-Thome, Technical University of Cologne, Germany Read more...

