The Global Translator's Handbook
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The Global Translator's Handbook

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eBook - ePub

The Global Translator's Handbook

About this book

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 Marina Orellana.

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Table of contents

  1. Acknowledgments
  2. Warning-Disclaimer
  3. Welcome!
  4. Introduction
  5. How to Get the Most Out of This Handbook
  6. 1 The Uses of This Handbook
  7. 2 Historical Overview of Translation
  8. 3 Requisites for Professional Translators
  9. 4 Translatorā€™s Self-Evaluation
  10. 5 Translation Problems
  11. 6 Translation Techniques
  12. 7 Translation, Computers, and the Internet
  13. 8 Dictionaries, Reference Literature, and Terminology Management
  14. 9 Key Translation Areas
  15. 10 How to Operate Successfully as a Freelance Translator
  16. 11 Sources of Translation Work
  17. 12 A Career as an In-House Translator
  18. 13 Training Programs
  19. 14 Oral Interpretation
  20. 15 Translatorsā€™ Organizations
  21. 16 Translation: A Lifelong Career
  22. APPENDIX 1: Dictionaries and Reference Literature
  23. APPENDIX 2: Where to Find Dictionaries
  24. APPENDIX 3: Foreign-Language Software Sources
  25. APPENDIX 4: Sources of Translation Work
  26. APPENDIX 5: Translation Courses and Programs
  27. APPENDIX 6: Translator Organizations
  28. APPENDIX 7: Translator Accreditation
  29. APPENDIX 8: Professional Periodicals for Translators
  30. Bibliography