Routledge Encyclopedia of Translation Studies. Edited by Mona Baker, Gabriela Saldanha

Praise for the previous edition of the Encyclopedia of Translation Studies: 'Translation has long deserved this sort of treatment. Appropriate for any college or university library supporting a program in linguistics, this is vital in those institutions that train students to become translators.' - Rettig on Reference 'Congratulations should be given to Mona Baker for undertaking such a mammoth task and...successfully pulling it off. It will certainly be an essential reference book and starting point for anyone interested in translation studies.' - ITI Bulletin 'This excellent volume is to be commended for bringing together some of [its] most recent research. It provides a series of extremely useful short histories, quite unlike anything that can be found elsewhere. University teachers will find it invaluable for preparing seminars and it will be widely used by students.' - The Times Higher Education Supplement ' ... a pioneering work of reference ...'- Perspectives on Translation The Routledge Encyclopedia of Translation Studies has been the standard reference in the field since it first appeared in 1998. The second, extensively revised and extended edition brings this unique resource up-to-date and offers a thorough, critical and authoritative account of one of the fastest growing disciplines in the humanities. The Encyclopedia is divided into two parts and alphabetically ordered for ease of reference. Part One (General) covers the conceptual framework and core concerns of the discipline. Categories of entries include: central issues in translation theory (e.g. equivalence, translatability, unit of translation) key concepts (e.g. culture, norms, ethics, ideology, shifts, quality) approaches to translation and interpreting (e.g. sociological, linguistic, functionalist) types of translation (e.g. literary, audiovisual, scientific and technical) types of interpreting (e.g. signed language, dialogue, court). New additions in this section include entries on globalisation, mobility, localization, gender and sexuality, censorship, comics, advertising and retranslation, among many others. Part Two (History and Traditions) covers the history of translation in major linguistic and cultural communities. It is arranged alphabetically by linguistic region. There are entries on a wide range of languages which include Russian, French, Arabic, Japanese, Chinese and Finnish, and regions including Brazil, Canada and India. Many of the entries in this section are based on hitherto unpublished research. This section includes one new entry: Southeast Asian tradition. Drawing on the expertise of over 90 contributors from 30 countries and an international panel of consultant editors, this volume offers a comprehensive overview of translation studies as an academic discipline and anticipates new directions in the field. The contributors examine various forms of translation and interpreting as they are practised by professionals today, in addition to research topics, theoretical issues and the history of translation in various parts of the world. With key terms defined and discussed in context, a full index, extensive cross-references, diagrams and a full bibliography the Routledge Encyclopedia of Translation Studies is an invaluable reference work for all students and teachers of translation, interpreting, and literary and social theory. Mona Baker is Professor of Translation Studies at the University of Manchester, UK. She is co-founder and editorial director of St Jerome Publishing, a small press specializing in translation studies and cross-cultural communication. Apart from numerous papers in scholarly journals and collected volumes, she is author of In Other Words: A Coursebook on Translation (Routledge 1992), Translation and Conflict: A Narrative Account (2006) and Founding Editor of The Translator: Studies in Intercultural Communication (1995), a refereed international journal published by St Jerome since 1995. She is also co-Vice President of the International Association of Translation and Intercultural Studies (IATIS). Gabriela Saldanha is Lecturer in Translation Studies at the University of Birmingham, UK. She is founding editor (with Marion Winters) and current member of the editorial board of New Voices in Translation Studies, a refereed online journal of the International Association of Translation and Intercultural Studies, and co-editor (with Federico Zanettin) of Translation Studies Abstracts and Bibliography of Translation Studies.

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Introducing Translation Studies: Theories and Applications - 2nd Edition, by Jeremy Munday

This introductory textbook provides an accessible overview of the key contributions to translation theory. Jeremy 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 – English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Punjabi, Portuguese and English translations are provided. A wide variety of text types are analyzed, 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 the following features:

-a table introducing key concepts
-an introduction outlining the translation theory or theories
-illustrative texts with translations
-a chapter summary
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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.

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This series of four workbooks has been specially designed to provide secondary students with a sound understanding of English vocabulary and ample practice in its use.
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Dictionary of Modern American Slang and Unconventional English, by Tom Dalzell

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Test It Fix It - Fce: Use of English (Upper Intermediate), by Kenna Bourke

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McGraw-Hill's Essential Phrasal Verb Dictionary, by Richard A. Spears (2nd Edition)

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Oxford Learner's Grammar: Grammar Finder, by John Eastwood

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Barron's IELTS with Audio CDs: International English Language Testing System (Barron's Ielts: International English Language Testing System) by Lin Lougheed

The IELTS is taken by over 1.2 million people and is internationally recognized by more than 6,000 institutions in 120 countries. IELTS test scores are used as a measure of English language proficiency by educational institutions, government departments and agencies, and professional organizations. This revised and updated test preparation manual for ESL students covers all parts of the IELTS and all of its question types: multiple-choice, short answer, sentence completion, flowchart completion, graphs, tables, making notes, summarizing, labeling diagrams and maps, classification, matching, and selecting from a list. The manual also offers four practice tests that reflect the most recent actual tests. The book's tests come with audio for all four tests, answers, and listening and reading modules with answer keys.

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Idioms Organiser: Organised by Metaphor, Topic and Key Word (By Jonathan Wright )

Idioms Organiser is the most comprehensive idioms practice book for intermediate and advanced students. It is ideal for all students preparing for the FCE, CAE, Proficiency, and TOEFL exams. Idioms Organiser takes this difficult area for students and organises it in such a way that students at last can make sense of it.

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Translation Studies, by Susan Bassnett

In the late 1970s a new academic discipline was born: Translation Studies. We could not read literature in translation, it was argued, without asking ourselves if linguistic and cultural phenomena really were 'translatable' and exploring in some depth the concept of 'equivalence'.

When Susan Bassnett's Translation Studies appeared in the New Accents series, it quickly became the essential introduction to this new subject. Susan Bassnett tackles the crucial problems of translation and offers a history of translation theory, beginning with the ancient Romans and encompassing key twentieth-century structuralist work. She then explores specific problems of literary translation through a close, practical analysis of texts, and completes her book with extensive suggestions for further reading.

Twenty years after publication, the field of translation studies continues to grow. Updated for the second time, Susan Bassnett's Translation Studies remains essential reading for anyone new to the field.

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American Literature from 1600 Through the 1850s (The Britannica Guide to World Literature)

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McGraw-Hill's Essential American Slang Dictionary

This authoritative reference offers thousands of American English slang expressions. Entries include definitions and examples of slang used in context. With help from McGraw-Hill's Essential American Slang Dictionary, you will become familiar with English as it is used in the media, at work, around the house, and in everyday conversations. This knowledge will help you comprehend English as it is spoken in the United States and add variety to your word usage.

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Really Learn 100 Phrasal Verbs, by Dilys Parkinson

A self-study book that presents one phrasal verb on one page. Examples and exercises show the most important meanings and the situations in which it is most commonly used.

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"to have a screw loose"

Definition: To be insane or irrational.

"I think old Mr. Jacobs has a screw loose; he keeps trying to feed his cats bird seed."

Source: http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/have_a_screw_loose

"to back"

'to back away from' something or someone means to retreat or move backwards from something, usually slowly, because you are frightened of them.

· When I saw the snake, I slowly backed away from it and called for help.

· He tried to back away from the man with the knife but was trapped.

'to back away from' an idea or suggestion means to disassociate yourself from it and not support it.

· He was going to say yes to the proposal but then backed away from it and didn't.

· He backed away from plans for a vote of no confidence.

'to back down' means to admit that you were wrong or that you have been defeated.

· When he was confronted with the facts, he quickly backed down.

· He wouldn't back down. He maintained his position in spite of all the evidence.

'to back off' means avoiding a difficult situation by not becoming involved in it.

· Let me deal with this. Just back off .

· At first she was very aggressive but then she backed off.

'to back onto' describes how the back of a house or building faces in a specific direction.

· The house backs onto the river. We have a lovely view.

· The building backs onto the car park in the city centre.

'to back out' means to withdraw from an agreement that has been made.

· He is no longer going to pay the amount we agreed. He has backed out of our agreement.

· We were going to go on holiday together but then he backed out at the last minute.

'to back out' your car means to reverse it from a place or position.

· I broke the mirror backing out of the parking lot.

'to back up' means to give an idea, support or to prove it.

· He had figures from some very reliable sources to back up his arguments.

· He didn't have any receipts to back up his insurance claim after the burglary.

'to back up' also means to make a copy of something in case the original is damaged, especially on the computer.

· Before you start installing new software, back up your files.

'to back someone up' means to support or to help them.

· That's exactly what happened. The others will back me up.

· Nobody backed me up. I was left alone to defend myself against the criticism.