Translation in the system: Description and explanation of system theory

Author: Hermans
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Publish Date: 2004-04-01
Features: In the 1970s, the proposal of the systems concept accelerated the revolution in translation studies. As a type of descriptive translation study, it broke the conventional focus of translation studies on "how translation should be," instead encouraging researchers to explore the role of translation in specific cultural contexts. The author of this book is one of the representatives of descriptive and systems theories. In this book, he elaborates on the emergence of contemporary descriptive translation studies, its basic theories, and its development. The book discusses some fundamental issues in translation, such as norms, equivalence, poly-systems, social systems, etc.; introduces the views of figures like Levy, Hermans, Ivan Zohar, Toury, Lefevere, and Lambert, and highlights the new perspectives of Pierre Bourdieu and Niklas Luhmann. The author's arguments in this book are thorough and comprehensive; his focus on the practical issue of how to conduct translation studies makes it an indispensable academic reference for translation researchers.