Interpretation : Techniques and Exercises.
Title:
Interpretation : Techniques and Exercises.
Author:
Nolan, James.
ISBN:
9781853597923
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (328 pages)
Series:
Professional Interpreting in the Real World S.
Contents:
Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Frequently Asked Questions -- Chapter 1 Speaking -- Chapter 2 Preparation/Anticipating the Speaker -- Chapter 3 Complex Syntax/Compression -- Chapter 4 Word Order/Clusters -- Chapter 5 General Adverbial Clauses -- Chapter 6 Untranslatability -- Chapter 7 Figures of Speech -- Chapter 8 Argumentation -- Chapter 9 Diction/Register -- Chapter 10 Formal Style -- Chapter 11 A Policy Address -- Chapter 12 Quotations/Allusions/Transposition -- Chapter 13 Political Discourse -- Chapter 14 Economic Discourse -- Chapter 15 Humor -- Chapter 16 Latinisms -- Chapter 17 Numbers -- Chapter 18 Note-taking -- Bibliography -- Index.
Abstract:
This book provides a structured syllabus and an overview of interpretation accompanied by exercises in the main aspects of the art. It is meant as a practical guide for interpreters and as a complement to interpreter training programmes, particularly for students preparing for conference interpreting in international governmental and business settings.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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