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"In 2016, the novelist Jhumpa Lahiri published In Other Words, the story of her quest to learn Italian, which involved moving with her family to Italy to immerse herself fully in her adopted language. The book builds on that account through eight essays that reflect her early career as a translator. One essay uses her teaching of the Echo and Narcissus myth to reflect on the meaning of translation; another describes her decision to translate her own...
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George Steiner's essential tome on linguistics, hailed by the New York Times as a "dazzling inquiry into the possibility of translation" In his classic work, literary critic and scholar George Steiner tackles what he considers the Babel "problem": Why, over the course of history, have humans developed thousands of different languages when the social, material, and economic advantages of a single tongue are obvious? Steiner argues that different cultures'...
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Paris, the storybook capital of romance-of strolls down cobblestone streets and kisses by the Seine-may not be the ideal location to mend a wounded heart. But pragmatic professional writer Anna, who has been unlucky in love in L.A., has come here with keys to her aunt's empty apartment. Bilingual and blessed with dual citizenship, she seeks solace in the delectable pastries, in the company of old friends, and in her exciting new job: translating a...
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"From award-winning author R.F. Kuang comes Babel, a thematic response to The Secret History and a tonal retort to Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell that grapples with student revolutions, colonial resistance, and the use of language and translation as the dominating tool of the British empire. Traduttore, traditore: An act of translation is always an act of betrayal. 1828. Robin Swift, orphaned by cholera in Canton, is brought to London by the mysterious...
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An exquisite medley of lyrical verse and poetic prose, La Vita Nuova (The New Life) ranks among the supreme revelations in the literature of love. Its allegorical view of the soul's crisis and growth combines a narrative with meditations, dreams, songs, and prayers. In this masterpiece of his youth, Dante assembles a selection of his love poems within a prose framework that situates them chronologically and autobiographically. The result is a history...
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A novel of tremendous scope and beauty, The Translator tells of the relationship between an exiled Russian poet and his American translator during the Cuban missile crisis, a time when a writer's words -- especially forbidden ones -- could be powerful enough to change the course of history.
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When the murder of a woman is reported to the Shanghai police while Inspector Chen is on vacation, Sergeant Yu is forced to take charge of the investigation. The victim, Yin Lige, a novelist known for her banned book, has been found dead in her tiny, humble room off the stairwell of a converted multi-family house. It seems that only a neighbor could have committed the crime, for the building is kept locked at night. But there is no apparent motive....
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El presente compendio conmemorativo de la Asamblea General de la CIUTI celebrada en 2013 ofrece un variado elenco de contribuciones de estudiosos de la traducción e interpretación de reconocido prestigio internacional, así como de jóvenes investigadores. Su interés reside en su habilidad de aunar múltiples perspectivas y enfoques procedentes de culturas científicas a la vez diversas y complementarias en diferentes lenguas.
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"Revenge of the Translator follows Trad, who is translating a mysterious author's book, Translator's Revenge, from English to French. The book opens as a series of footnotes from Trad as he justifies changes he makes. As the novel progresses, Trad begins to take over the writing, methodically breaking down the work of the original writer and changing the course of the text. The lines between reality and fiction start to blur as Trad's world overlaps...
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The most comprehensive collection of perspectives on translation to date, this anthology features essays by some of the world's most skillful writers and translators, including Haruki Murakami, Alice Kaplan, Peter Cole, Eliot Weinberger, Forrest Gander, and José Manuel Prieto. Discussing the process and possibilities of their art, they cast translation as a fine balance between scholarly and creative expression. The volume provides students and professionals...
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Mi nombre es José Pérez Baldonado. Fui maestro bilingüe en Brownsville, Texas. Aprendí de mi padre cómo contar historias. Cuando yo era un niño y se juntaban mis primos en casa, mi papá nos ponía sentados alrededor de él en el patio y nos contaba cuentos. Uno tras otro de varios cuentos. Algunos eran cuentos dicho a él cuando era niño y otros los inventaba él mismo. Su nombre fue Miguel -en inglés sería Michael- . Es por eso que yo titulé...
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The aim of this volume is to make a statement on the importance of research on Audiovisual Translation, both in its different varieties of production (dubbing, subtitling, surtitling, voice-over and e-learning) and in its relationship with language acquisition. On the whole, it is a merging of applied theory and practice, with a willingness to encourage a dialogue between scholars specialized in this field that may expand to other fields.
13) Heritage Development in English and Igbo Language: 100 Igbo Statements and Proverbs You Should Know
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Why heritage language development?
The need for proficiency in heritage language across the world cannot be overemphasized. United States has an unprecedented need for individuals with highly developed language competencies not only in English but also in many other languages. In fact, the need for individuals with proficiency in languages other than English in social, economic, diplomatic, and geopolitical arenas has been higher. To meet the demand...
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In Joyce Carol Oates's story "The Translation," a traveler to an Eastern European country falls in love with a woman he gets to know through an interpreter. In Lydia Davis's "French Lesson I: Le Meurtre," what begins as a lesson in beginner's French takes a sinister turn. In the essay "On Translating and Being Translated," Primo Levi addresses the joys and difficulties awaiting the translator. Lynne Sharon Schwartz's Crossing Borders: Stories and...
15) Jump Into German
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It's a great feeling to know you can be who you are without fear or embarrassment. This German language course is designed to be FUN AND EASY to follow. In this eBook we have covered all of the most likely situations you may face and have prepared you with the KEY WORDS AND PHRASES most commonly used. In this modern age you will most likely have a cell phone and wear a watch - consequently we have avoided tedious chapters on telling the time, counting...
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A practical guide to translation as a profession, this book provides everything translators need to know, from digital equipment to translation techniques, dictionaries in over seventy languages, and sources of translation work. It is the premier sourcebook for all linguists, used by both beginners and veterans, and its predecessor, The Translator's Handbook, has been praised by some of the world's leading translators, such as Gregory Rabassa and...
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En la búsqueda de que más profesionales de la traducción puedan conocer una terminología propia de su profesión es que las reconocidas traductoras peruanas Mary Ann Monteagudo Medina y Rosa Luna García presentan esta propuesta de diccionario monolingüe en español. Así, esta publicación nace con el objetivo de consolidar y tomar conciencia sobre el vocabulario de la propia disciplina para la aplicación en el ámbito laboral. A lo largo de...
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Entre la traducción y la filosofía prevalece una larga y difícil relación. Por un lado, la traducción de filosofía, entendida como su multiplicación ad infinitum en diferentes lenguas, se opone a un corpus filosófico ideal, en el cual de Platón a Derrida, la tarea de escribir y pensar sería independiente de la materialidad lingüística. Por el otro, un corpus filosófico real, esto es, desperdigado en múltiples traducciones siempre parciales...
19) Jump Into Dutch
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It's a great feeling to know you can be who you are without fear or embarrassment. This Dutch language course is designed to be FUN AND EASY to follow. In this eBook we have covered all of the most likely situations you may face and have prepared you with the KEY WORDS AND PHRASES most commonly used. In this modern age you will most likely have a cell phone and wear a watch - consequently we have avoided tedious chapters on telling the time, counting...
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A tradução literária tem sido uma das mais comuns desde os primórdios da história, quando começamos a necessitar das traduções e o papel do tradutor foi fundamental para o estabelecimento do entendimento. Com o fortalecimento dos Estudos da Tradução no Brasil, mais pessoas têm se interessado pelos bastidores do processo tradutório. Por isso, muitos estudantes da área desenvolvem suas pesquisas em tradução literária enfocando os aspectos...
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