Translation and cultural identity : selected essays on translation and cross-cultural communication / edited by Micaela Muñoz-Calvo and Carmen Buesa Gómez. - vi, 186 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

'Translation and Cultural Identity: Selected Essays on Translation and Cross-Cultural Communication' tackles the complexity of the concepts mentioned in its title through seven essays, written by most highly regarded experts in the field of Translation Studies: Jose Lambert (Catholic University of Louvain, Belgium), Raquel Merino (University of the Basque Country, Spain), Rosa Rabadan (University of Leon, Spain), Julio-Cesar Santoyo (University of Leon, Spain), Christina Schaffner (Aston University, Birmingham, United Kingdom), Gideon Toury (Tel-Aviv University, Israel) and Patrick Zabalbeascoa (Pompeu Fabra University, Spain). The essays are varied and innovative. Their common feature is that they deal with various aspects of translation and cultural identity and that they contribute to the enrichment of the study of communication across cultures. These major readings in translation studies will give readers food for thought and reflection and will promote research on translation, cultural identity and cross-cultural communication -- Product Description.

1443819891 9781443819893

2010497729


Translating and interpreting--Social aspects
Intercultural communication.

P306.97.S63 / .T695 2010

418.02