Jeremy Munday - Introducing Translation Studies: Theories and Applications

Introducing Translation Studies

Introducing Translation Studies remains the definitive guide to the theories and concepts that make up the field of translation studies. Providing an accessible and up-to-date overview, it has long been the essential textbook on courses worldwide.

This fourth edition has been fully revised and continues to provide a balanced and detailed guide to the theoretical landscape. Each theory is applied to a wide range of languages, including Bengali, Chinese, English, French, German, Italian, Punjabi, Portuguese and Spanish. A broad spectrum of texts is analysed, including the Bible, Buddhist sutras, Beowulf, the fiction of Garca Mrquez and Proust, European Union and UNESCO documents, a range of contemporary films, a travel brochure, a childrens cookery book and the translations of Harry Potter.

Each chapter comprises an introduction outlining the translation theory or theories, illustrative texts with translations, case studies, a chapter summary and discussion points and exercises.

New features in this fourth edition include:

new material to keep up with developments in research and practice, including the sociology of translation, multilingual cities, translation in the digital age and specialized, audiovisual and machine translation

revised discussion points and updated figures and tables

new, in-chapter activities with links to online materials and articles to encourage independent research

an extensive updated companion website with video introductions and journal articles to accompany each chapter, online exercises, an interactive timeline, weblinks, and PowerPoint slides for teacher support

This is a practical, user-friendly textbook ideal for students and researchers on courses in Translation and Translation Studies.

Jeremy Munday is Professor of Translation Studies at the University of Leeds, UK, and is a qualified and experienced translator. He is author of Style and Ideology in Translation (Routledge 2008) and Evaluation in Translation (Routledge 2012), editor of The Routledge Companion to Translation Studies (2009) and co-author, with Basil Hatim, of Translation: An Advanced Resource Book (Routledge 2004).

Praise for this edition

Jeremy Mundays Introducing Translation Studies has long been admired for its combination of theoretical rigour and down-to-earth explanation, and this new edition will further confirm its place as the go-to introduction for students and teachers alike. Its further incorporation of ideas from the Chinese context is particularly welcome.

Robert Neather, Hong Kong Baptist University, China

An even better fourth edition of a widely popular and commonly used book in Translation Studies (TS). Mundays volume is a sound and accessible introduction to TS, combining scholarly rigor with reader-friendly style and an excellent didactic orientation, which will continue to make this book highly attractive to students, teachers and newcomers.

Sonia Colina, University of Arizona, USA

Praise for the third edition

This book provides a comprehensive and precise coverage of the major theories of translation The discussion and research points at the end of each topic will be welcomed by students, teachers and researchers alike written in exceptionally clear and user-friendly style Readers who may have no previous knowledge of translation studies will also find the book interesting and illuminating.

Susan Xu Yun, SIM University, Singapore

Whether you are a researcher, teacher, practitioner or learner of translation, you should read this book to get a comprehensive view of translation theories of the world, at present and in the past. This book is extremely useful as the starting point for understanding translation theories. It is deep enough for you to get adequate details and broad enough to let you know which directions to follow in your further research.

Chris Shei, Swansea University, UK

Jeremy Munday covers it all in this up-to-date book. It covers most, if not all, aspects of translation, whether they are theoretical or practical. This book is also an essential resource of knowledge for professional, academic, and practicing translators. Many approaches to translation are clearly and thoroughly explained.

Said M. Shiyab, UAE University, UAE

It would be difficult to find a better introduction to the complex field of translation studies A real must for everybody interested in this discipline.

Mara Snchez, University of Salford, UK

This updated edition of Introducing Translation Studies provides a clear, thorough, and balanced introduction to major past and current trends in translation studies. It will be of great assistance to translation instructors and students seeking an updated overview of the field.

Franoise Massardier-Kenney, Kent State University, USA

Introducing Translation Studies

Theories and applications

Fourth Edition

JEREMY MUNDAY

Fourth edition published 2016

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First edition published by Routledge 2001

Second edition published by Routledge 2008

Third edition published by Routledge 2012

British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data

A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library

Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data

Names: Munday, Jeremy, author.

Title: Introducing translation studies : theories and applications / by Jeremy Munday.

Description: Fifth Edition. | Milton Park ; New York : Routledge, 2016. |

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Identifiers: LCCN 2015039263 | ISBN 9781138912540 (pbk.) | ISBN 9781138912557 (pbk.) | ISBN 9781315691862 (ebk.)

Subjects: LCSH: Translating and interpreting.

Classification: LCC P306 .M865 2016 | DDC 418/.02dc23

LC record available at http://lccn.loc.gov/2015039263

ISBN: 978-1-138-91254-0 (hbk)

ISBN: 978-1-138-91255-7 (pbk)

ISBN: 978-1-315-69186-2 (ebk)

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