Revising and editing for translators /
Revising and Editing for Translators provides guidance and learning materials for translationstudents learning to edit texts written by others, and professional translators wishing to improvetheir self-revision ability or learning to revise the work of others. Editing is understood asmaking correcti...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Routledge,
2014.
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| Edition: | 3rd ed. |
| Series: | Translation practices explained.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | Revising and Editing for Translators provides guidance and learning materials for translationstudents learning to edit texts written by others, and professional translators wishing to improvetheir self-revision ability or learning to revise the work of others. Editing is understood asmaking corrections and improvements to texts, with particular attention to tailoring them tothe given readership. Revising is this same task applied to draft translations. The linguistic work of editors and revisers is related to the professional situations in which they work. Mossop offers in-depth coverage of a wide range of topics, including copyediting, style editing, structural editing, checking for consistency, revising procedures and principles, and translation quality assessment. This third edition provides extended coverage of computer aids for revisers, and of the different degrees of revision suited to different texts. The inclusion of suggested activities and exercises, numerous real-world examples, a proposed grading scheme for editing assignments, and a reference glossary make this an indispensable coursebook for professional translation programmes. |
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| Item Description: | Electronic resource. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (244 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781315767130 (electronic bk.) 9781317662532 |