Este manual ofrece una visión panorámica de la práctica traductora. Por medio de un enfoque deductivo, que va desde lo más general hasta lo más particular, propone un recorrido que se inicia en los aspectos más teóricos relacionados con la filosofía y el lenguaje; pasa por las características específicas de las dos lenguas de trabajo, así como por las principales líneas de reflexión teóricas sobre la traducción; y finaliza en una sistematización de los problemas con los que se ve constantemente enfrentado el traductor, al tiempo que se presentan algunas soluciones en un ámbito en el que abundan las excepciones.
Este manual introduce al lector a la actividad de la traducción de inglés a español y viceversa, adoptando un punto de vista práctico y siguiendo los estándares profesionales actuales. Introducción a la traducción examina una gran variedad de temas enfocados en resolver los problemas de traducción que se suelen encontrar en los textos, por ejemplo, en relación a los elementos culturales, los aspectos connotativos, la variación lingüística, la traducción subordinada y la traducción especializada. Para ello, se exploran detenidamente, y con multitud de ejemplos prácticos, las técnicas, estrategias y herramientas disponibles durante la actividad traductora. La página web que acompaña a este manual incluye además información lingüística contrastiva entre el inglés y el español para evitar problemas de transferencia negativa entre ambos idiomas. Introducción a la traducción aumentará la competencia traductora de los lectores de una manera sistemática, coherente y contextualizada, ofreciendo oportunidades de práctica a través de un gran número de actividades y textos para traducir. This manual introduces readers to the activity of Spanish-English/English-Spanish translation while adopting a practical perspective aligned with current professional standards. Introducción a la traducción examines a wide variety of topics that focus on resolving common problems that tend to arise throughout the process of translating different kinds of texts. For example, this book explores translation issues with respect to cultural elements, connotative meaning, linguistic variations, constrained translation and specialized translation. It offers a multitude of practical examples and a thorough consideration of the techniques, strategies and tools available to translators. Among other resources, the companion website includes contrastive linguistic analysis of English and Spanish to help avoid negative transfer issues between both languages. Introducción a la traducción will improve the reader’s competence as a translator in a systematic, coherent and contextualized way, providing abundant opportunities to practice translation skills through ample hands-on activities and a wide variety of texts to translate.
The Handbook of Spanish-English Translation is a lively and accessible book for students interested in translation studies and Spanish. This book details the growth of translation studies from Cicero to postcolonial interpretations of translation as rewriting. It examines through examples the main issues involved in translation and interpretation, such as text types, register, interference, equivalence and untranslatability. The chapters on interpretation and audiovisual translation and the comparative analysis of Spanish and English are especially significant. The second part of the book offers a rich compilation of diverse Spanish and English texts (academic, literary, and government writings, comic strips, brochures, movie scripts and newspapers) and their published translations, each with a brief introduction by Professor Aranda.
Written by leading experts in the area, The Routledge Handbook of Spanish Translation Studies brings together original contributions representing a culmination of the extensive research to-date within the field of Spanish Translation Studies. The Handbook covers a variety of translation related issues, both theoretical and practical, providing an overview of the field and establishing directions for future research. It starts by looking at the history of translation in Spain, the Americas during the colonial period and Latin America, and then moves on to discuss well-established areas of research such as literary translation and audiovisual translation, at which Spanish researchers have excelled. It also provides state-of-the-art information on new topics such as the interface between translation and humour on the one hand, and the translation of comics on the other. This Handbook is an indispensable resource for postgraduate students and researchers of translation studies.
Mundos en palabras offers advanced students of Spanish a challenging yet practical course in translation from English into Spanish. The course provides students with a well-structured, step-by-step guide to Spanish translation which will enhance and refine their language skills while introducing them to some of the key concepts and debates in translation theory and practice. Each chapter presents a rich variety of practical tasks, supported by concise, focused discussion of key points relating to a particular translation issue or text type. Shorter targeted activities are combined with lengthier translation practice. Throughout the book, learners will find a wealth of material from a range of genres and text types, including literary, expository, persuasive and audiovisual texts. An answer key to activities, as well as supplementary material and Teachers’ Notes are provided in the companion website. The book covers common areas of difficulty including: frequent grammatical errors calques and loan words denotation and connotation idioms linguistic varieties cultural references style and register Suitable both for classroom use and self-study, Mundos en palabras is ideal for advanced undergraduate students of Spanish, and for any advanced learners wishing to acquire translation competence while enhancing their linguistic skills.
This terminology collection presents approximately 200 concepts that can be considered the basic vocabulary for the practical teaching of translation. Four languages are included: French, English, Spanish and German. Nearly twenty translation teachers and terminologists from universities in eight countries (Canada, France, Germany, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States and Venezuela) defined the concepts and presented them in pedagogical form, with notes and examples. The terms describe specific language acts, the cognitive aspects involved in the translation process, the procedures involved in transfer from one language to another, and the results of these operations. All of the terms in each section of the book are cross-referenced. A dozen tables help the reader understand the relationships between the concepts, and a bibliography completes each section. This vocabulary is designed to be a useful tool and contribution to the general quality of translator training.
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