Translation

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Alfabet/Alphabet

a memoir of a first language

alfabet / alphabet is the record of Sadiqa de Meijer’s transition from speaking Dutch to English. Exploring questions of identity, landscape, family, and translation, the essays navigate … 160 View

Interpreters as Diplomats

A Diplomatic History of the Role of Interpreters in World Politics

This book looks at the role played throughout history by translators and interpreters in international relations. It considers how political linguistics function and have functioned throughout … 209 View

Lexicography, Terminology, and Translation

Text-based Studies in Honour of Ingrid Meyer

This volume in honour of Ingrid Meyer is a tribute to her work in the interrelated fields of lexicography, terminology and translation. One key thing shared by these fields is that they all deal … 252 View
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My Mother, My Translator

In 2008, Jaspreet Singh made a pact with his mother. He would gladly give her the go-ahead to publish her significantly altered translation of a story from his … 280 View

Teaching Translation from Spanish to English

Worlds Beyond Words

While many professional translators believe the ability to translate is a gift that one either has or does not have, Allison Beeby Lonsdale questions this view. In her innovative book, she … 257 View

The Origins of Simultaneous Interpretation

The Nuremberg Trial

This book offers the first complete analysis of the emergence of simultaneous interpretation a the Nuremburg Trail and the individuals who made the process possible. Francesca Gaiba offers new … 191 View

Translating Canada

In the last thirty years of the twentieth century, Canadian federal governments offered varying degrees of support for literary and other artistic endeavour. A corollary of this patronage of … ; 351 View
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accent/accent

From: Alfabet/Alphabet

This chapter is a reflection the author’s mother’s Dutch lessons. 4 $0.40 Add
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The Research

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Introduction 5 $0.65 Add
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From: Interpreters as Diplomats

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Introduction 10 $1.40 Add
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Introduction ; 7 $0.70 Add
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My Mother, My Translator

From: My Mother, My Translator

Recounts the story of Singh’s mother translating his first collection of short stories into Punjabi. Their trust over the translation of the fourteenth story prompted Singh to push his … 11 $1.10 Add
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The Importance of Translation

From: Teaching Translation from Spanish to English

The importance of translation should not be underestimated, particularly in a world that has to learn to husband its resources as one world or perish in the attempt. Without translators, … 2 $0.24 Add
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Before the Trial

From: The Origins of Simultaneous Interpretation

This chapter explores the path leading to the invention of simultaneous interpretation, the decision to use it and its installation in the courtroom. It provides a brief historical description of … 33 $4.29 Add
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bitter/bitter

From: Alfabet/Alphabet

A poem in Dutch and English 2 $0.20 Add