French Translation: A Thinking Approach

The new edition of this popular course in translation from French into English takes a challenging practical approach to acquiring translation skills, with clear explanations of the theoretical issues involved. It considers a variety of translation issues, including cultural differences, register and dialect, genre, revision, and editing. The course now includes texts from a wide range of sources, such as journalism, literature, commercial, legal, and technical texts, as well as songs and recorded interviews. This book is essential reading for advanced undergraduate and postgraduate students of French on translation courses. It will also appeal to a wide range of language students and tutors. A tutors' handbook, offering invaluable guidance on how to use the text, is available for free download at http://www.routledge.com/cw/thinkingtranslation/

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