Translator's Practical Guide - FLTRP Translation Studies Series (Fourth Revised Edition)

Author: Samuel
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Publish Date: 2006-09-01
Features: Translation studies over the past century have yielded fruitful results, and research on translators has also achieved numerous accomplishments. However, these studies have largely focused on academic perspectives (such as translator subjectivity, inter-subjectivity, etc.), while the actual practices of translators in the translation market and the level of attention they receive from the industry seem insufficient. This book addresses this situation by taking the translation market as a macro background, providing translators with extremely valuable guidance and filling this gap. Since its first publication in 1993, the book has been revised to the fourth edition by May 2004, a crystallization of the author's years of practical experience. Over the past decade and a half, the book has been widely welcomed by readers. Building on the foundations of the previous three editions and keeping pace with the times, the book presents a fresh perspective, aiming to provide comprehensive guidance for translation practitioners with little or no commercial experience. Topics covered include the qualifications translators need, how to start a translation company, the work environment of translators, and how to negotiate payment, among others. The book is rich in content, practical in focus, and truly worth reading. With the translation market as its macro background, the book keeps up with the times and offers a fresh perspective, aiming to provide comprehensive guidance for translation practitioners with little or no commercial experience, addressing the insufficient attention previously paid to the actual operations of translators in translation studies. The book is highly practical, focused on real-world application, and thorough yet detailed, covering nearly all the issues translators encounter in their work, making it highly valuable for translation professionals.