Anna Trosborg

Text Typology and Translation Anna Trosborg

Marc Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index. Publisher Marketing: This book breaks new ground in translation theory and practice. The central question is: In what ways are translations affected by text types? The two main areas of investigation are: A. What are the advantages of focusing on text types when trying to understand the process of translation? How do translators tackle different text types in their daily practice? B. To what extent and in what areas are text types identical across languages and cultures? What similarities and dissimilarities can be observed in text types of original and translated texts? Part I deals with methodological aspects and offers a typology of translations both as product and as process. Part II is devoted to domain-specific texts in a cross-cultural perspective, while Part III is concerned with terminology and lexicon as well as the constraints of mode and medium involving dubbing and subtitling as translation methods. Sonnets, sagas, fairy tales, novels and feature films, sermons, political speeches, international treaties, instruction leaflets, business letters, academic lectures, academic articles, medical research articles, technical brochures and legal documents are but some of the texts under investigation. In sum, this volume provides a theoretical overview of major problems and possibilities as well as investigations into a variety of text types with practical suggestions that deserve to be weighted by anyone considering the relation between text typology and translation. The volume is indispensable for the translator in his/her efforts to become a "competent text-aware professional." Contributor Bio:  Trosborg, Anna Anna Trosborg, Ph. D. (Doctor.ling.merc.) is Professor of English and Reader in business communication at Aarhus School of Business, Denmark. She has been doing extensive research on professional discourse since 1989. Her recent academic production is in the fields of L2 teaching and learning, business pragmatics, genre analysis, legal speech acts, and business communication. She is currently teaching « Intercultural business communication and negotiation.