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Empirical Studies of Translation and Interpreting

The Post-Structuralist Approach

Binghan Zheng editor Caiwen Wang editor

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd

Published:9th Jan '23

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This edited book is a collection of the latest empirical studies of translation and interpreting (T&I) from the post-structuralist perspective. The contributors are professors, readers, senior lecturers, lecturers, and research students from an international context. The contributions are characterised by five themes:

  • Intervention in T&I
  • Process of T&I
  • Product of T&I
  • T&I and technology
  • T&I education

These up-to-date topics are reflective of the shift in attitudes that is being witnessed as a new generation of translation scholars rejects the subjective assertions of previous generations, in favour of an altogether more rigorous approach. The book will notably contribute to the development of T&I and enhance our knowledge of the areas. It will be a useful reference for academics, postgraduate research students, and professional translators and interpreters. The book will also play a role in proposing practical and empirically based ways of training for universities and the industry, so as to overcome traditional barriers to translation and interpreting learning. The book will additionally provide reference material for relevant professional bodies.

"On the whole, this book is useful to educators, learners, and researchers, enabling them to capture the latest findings of empirical post-structuralist T&I studies, master its research paradigms and designs, and understand the importance of post-structuralism in terms of interpreter education, practice, technological advances, and social development." - Tianyuan Zhao and Lin Shen, Beijing Foreign Studies University, China, Interpreting and Society: An Interdisciplinary Journal

"The most outstanding merit of [this collection] lies in the various feasible methodologies employed to conduct empirically-based translation studies...the individual studies in this collection will contribute to our understanding of post-structuralistapproach to T&I in terms of theory as well as practice..." - Wenbo Shang, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China, Linguistica Antverpiensia, New Series – Themes in Translation Studies

"In a nutshell, this volume indeed plays an instrumental role in guiding the T&I community to better grasp the future directions of empiricalness under the post-structuralist perspective." - Bihao Li, Guangdong University of Foreign Studies, Guangzhou, China, International Journal of Chinese and English Translation & Interpreting

ISBN: 9781032005515

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 460g

286 pages