Williams Jenny. The Palgrave Macmillan Theories of Translation

Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, 2013. — ix + 145 p. — ISBN: 978-1-137-31938-8 (Palgrave Textbooks in Translating and Interpreting)Presents the most important theories in Translation Studies that have emerged over the last 50 years. Particularly innovative is the inclusion of theories from outside North America and Europe, theoretical perspectives on recent technological developments and a consideration of the nature of theory in the field.Context
Definition of translation
Structure of the book
Of Theorists and Theories
Who are the theorists?
What are the goals of Translation Theory?
What is a Translation Theory?Theories about the Product
The equivalence relation
Other types of relations
Describing the product
The function of the product
The postcolonial productTheories about the Process
Communication Theory
Translation process research (TPR)
Think-aloud protocols (TAPs)
Keyboard logging
Eye tracking
Contribution to theory
The interpreting process
The localization process
Software localization
Games localization
The process of audiovisual translationTheories about the Translator
Translator as networker
Theorizing the role
Theories of (in)visibility
Theories of agency
Theories of subjectivity
The translator as negotiator of meaning
Translators as risk takers
The translator’s ethical responsibility
Theories about translator training