Discourse and the translator

New York: Longman, 1990. — 258 p.Discourse and the Translator both incorporates and moves beyond previous studies of translation. Its logical and informative approach to the problems of translation ensures that it will be essential for all those who work with languages 'in contact'. Incorporating research in sociolinguistics, discourse studies, pragmatics and semiotics, the authors analyse the process and product of translation in their social contexts. Through this analysis, the book emphasises the importance of the translator as a mediator between cultures.Contents:
Issues and Debates in Translation Studies
Linguistics and Translators: Theory and Practice
Context in Translating: Register Analysis
Translating and Language as Discourse
Translating Texts as Signs: The Semiotic Dimension of Context
Intertextuality and Intentionality
Text type as the Translator's Focus
Prose Designs: Text Structure in Translation
Discourse Texture
The Translator as Mediator