Russian Translation

<p><em>Russian Translation: Theory and Practice</em> is a comprehensive practical course in translation for advanced undergraduate and postgraduate students of Russian. The course aims to provide intensive exposure with a view to mastering translation from Russian into English while carefully analyzing the specific problems that arise in the translation process. </p><p>Offering over 75 practical translation exercises and texts analyzed in detail to illustrate the stage-by-stage presentation of the method <em>Russian Translation</em> addresses translation issues such as cultural differences genre and translation goals. The book features material taken from a wide range of sources including:</p><ul> <ul> </ul> <li>journalistic </li> <li>medical </li> <li>scholarly </li> <li>legal </li> <li>economic </li> <li>popular culture – literature (prose and poetry) media internet humour music.</li> </ul><p>Central grammatical and lexical topics that will be addressed across the volume through the source texts and target texts include: declensional and agreement gender; case usage; impersonal constructions; verbal aspect; verbal government; word order; Russian word formation especially prefixation and suffixation; collocations and proverbs; and abbreviations.</p><p><em>Russian Translation: Theory and Practice</em> is essential reading for all students seriously interested in improving their translation skills. </p><p>A <em>Tutor’s Handbook</em> for this course giving guidance on teaching methods and assessment as well as specimen answers is available in PDF format from our website at http://www.routledge.com/books/Russian-Translation-isbn9780415473477. </p><p><strong>Edna Andrews</strong> is Professor of Linguistics and Cultural Anthropology Director of the Center for Slavic Eurasian and East European Studies at Duke University USA.</p><p><strong>Elena Maksimova</strong> is Associate Professor of the Practice in the Department of Slavic and Eurasian Studies at Duke University USA.</p>