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Translation and Pragmatics Louisa Desilla (University College London, UK)

Translation and Pragmatics By Louisa Desilla (University College London, UK)

Translation and Pragmatics by Louisa Desilla (University College London, UK)


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Translation and Pragmatics aims at providing a fundamental grounding of key phenomena, theories and concepts in the field of pragmatics and of some of their manifestations both within and across languages and cultures

Translation and Pragmatics Summary

Translation and Pragmatics: Theories and Applications by Louisa Desilla (University College London, UK)

Translation and Pragmatics aims to provide a fundamental grounding of key phenomena, theories, and concepts in the field of pragmatics and of some of their manifestations both within and across languages and cultures. The originality of this textbook largely resides in its pedagogical approach which involves familiarising students with the pragmatic phenomena of deixis, speech acts, implicature, and (im)politeness first and foremost through a systematic exposure to concrete, authentic data from a broad spectrum of texts and media (e.g., ads, memes, films, videogames) while showcasing how these phenomena are relayed in different types of translation. With warm-up exercises, illustrative case studies, mini-research activities as well as further reading, this is an essential textbook for translation and intercultural communication students but can also be a useful resource for anyone interested in the interface between pragmatics, translation and/or intercultural communication, media, and the synergies thereof.

Translation and Pragmatics Reviews

"Timely, rigorous, and superbly written, Pragmatics and Translation: Theories and Applications brings together pragmatics and translation studies in an innovative way, immersing readers in a rich tapestry of real-world examples from diverse media and equipping them with the right tools for a nuanced understanding of meaning in our evolving intercultural communication landscape. A must read!

Jorge Diaz-Cintas, Centre for Translation Studies (CenTraS), University College London, UK

About Louisa Desilla (University College London, UK)

Louisa Desilla is Assistant Professor in the School of English Language and Literature, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece. She has co-edited The Routledge Handbook of Translation and Pragmatics (2019) and published her research in international academic journals in the fields of linguistics and translation, such as the Journal of Pragmatics and The Translator.

Table of Contents

Contents

Preface

PART I

The journey from abstract meaning to contextual meaning and force

1 Deixis: anchoring meaning to real and imaginary worlds

2 Speech acts: pinning down communicative intentions

PART II

Navigating interpersonal meaning and communicative styles

3 Implicature: reading between the lines

4 (Im)politeness: a weapon wielded for better or worse

Index

Additional information

NGR9781032081502
9781032081502
1032081503
Translation and Pragmatics: Theories and Applications by Louisa Desilla (University College London, UK)
New
Paperback
Taylor & Francis Ltd
2024-07-31
104
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