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Becoming a Translator
Second Edition
"Absolutely up-to-date and state of the art in the practical as well as theoretical aspect of
translation, this new edition of
Becoming a Translator
retains the strength of the first edition
while offering new sections on current issues. Bright, lively and witty, the book is filled with
entertaining and thoughtful examples; I would recommend it to teachers offering courses
to beginning and advanced students, and to any translator who wishes to know where the
field is today."
Malcolm Hayward, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, USA
"A very useful book ... I would recommend it to students who aim at a career in translation
as a valuable introduction to the profession and an initiation into the social and transactional
skills which it requires."
Mike Routledge, Royal Holloway, University of London, UK
Fusing theory with advice and information about the practicalities of translating,
Becoming
a Translator
is the essential resource for novice and practising translators. The book explains
how the market works, helps translators learn how to translate faster and more accurately,
as well as providing invaluable advice and tips about how to deal with potential problems
such as stress.
The second edition has been revised and updated throughout, offering:
•
a "useful contacts" section
•
new exercises and examples
•
new e-mail exchanges to show how translators have dealt with a range of real problems
•
updated further reading sections
•
extensive up-to-date information about new translation technologies.
Offering suggestions for discussion, activities, and hints for the teaching of translation, the
second edition of
Becoming a Translator
remains invaluable for students on and teachers of
courses in translation, as well as for professional translators and scholars of translation and
language.
Douglas Robinson
is Professor of English at the University of Mississippi, USA. His
publications include
Performative Linguistics
(Routledge, 2003),
The Translator's Turn,
and
Western Translation Theory from Herodotus to Nietzsche.
Becoming a Translator
An Introduction to the
Theory and Practice of Translation
Second Edition
Douglas Robinson
|3 Routledge
jjj^ Taylor Si Francis Group
LONDON AND NEW YORK
First published 1997 by Routledge
Reprinted 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002
Second edition first published 2003 bv Routledge
2 Park Square, Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon OX 14 4RN
Simultaneously published in the USA and Canada
by Routledge
270 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10016
Reprinted 2006, 2007
Routledge is an imprint of the Taylor ^Francis Group, an injorma business
© 1997, 2003 Doug Robinson
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Keystroke, Jacaranda Lodge, Wolverhampton
Printed and bound in Great Britain by
MPG Books Ltd, Bodmin, Cornwall
All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reprinted or reproduced
or utilized in any form or by any electronic, mechanical, or other means,
now known or hereafter invented, including photocopying and recording,
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ISBN 978-0^1-15-30032-2 (hbk)
ISBN 978-0^-15-30033-9 (pbk)
Contents
List of
figures
xi
Acknowledgements
xiii
Introduction
1
1 External knowledge: the user's view
5
Internal and external knowledge 6
Reliability 7
Textual reliability 7
The translator's reliability 11
Timeliness 13
Cost 17
Trade-offs 17
Discussion 19
Exercises 20
Suggestions for further reading 20
2
Internal knowledge: the translator's view
21
Who are translators? 22
Professional pride 24
Reliability 24
Involvement in the profession 25
Ethics 25
Income 28
Speed 28
Translation memory software 31
Project management 32
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