Introducing Translation Studies: Theories and Applications

Introducing Translation Studies is an introductory textbook providing an accessible overview of the key contributions to translation studies. Munday explores each theory chapter-by-chapter and tests the different approaches by applying them to texts. The texts discussed are taken from a broad range of languages - Arabic, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Punjabi, Portuguese and Spanish - and English translations are provided. A wide variety of text types is analysed, including a tourist brochure, a children's cookery book, a Harry Potter novel, the Bible, literary reviews and translators' prefaces, film translation, a technical text and a European Parliament speech. Each chapter includes a table presenting the key concepts; an introduction outlining the translation theory or theories; illustrative texts with translations; a chapter summary and discussion points and exercises. New features of this second edition include: - A new chapter on globalization - New material on relevance theories, audiovisual translation and the future of translation - New examples from additional language combinations, including Arabic, Chinese, Japanese and Korean; updated web links and bibliography. - A new companion web site Including a general introduction, an extensive bibliography and websites for further information, this is a practical, user-friendly textbook that gives a balanced and comprehensive insight into translation studies.Jeremy Munday is the author of 'Introducing Translation Studies: Theories and Applications', published 2008 under ISBN 9780415396943 and ISBN 0415396948.