Thinking Arabic Translation

<p><em>Thinking Arabic Translation </em>is an indispensable book for linguists who want to develop their Arabic-to-English translation skills. Clear explanations discussions examples and exercises enable students to acquire the skills necessary for tackling a broad range of translation problems.</p><p>The book has a practical orientation addressing key issues for translators such as cultural differences genre and revision and editing. It is a book on translation method drawing on a range of notions from linguistics and translation theory to encourage thoughtful consideration of possible solutions to practical problems.</p><p>This new edition includes:</p><p>• new material in almost all chapters</p><p>• a new chapter on parallelism</p><p>• two new chapters on technical translation: botanical and Islamic finance texts</p><p>• new and up-to-date examples from all types of translation covering broad issues that have emerged in the Arab world in recent years</p><p>• texts drawn from a wide variety of writing types including newspapers prose fiction poetry tourist material scientific texts financial texts recipes academic writing constitutions and political speeches</p><p>• at least three full-length practical translation exercises in each chapter to complement the discussions and consolidate learning.</p><p>In addition to the updated <em>Tutor’s Handbook</em> a <em>Supplement</em> containing textual material and practical exercises aimed at further developing the translation issues discussed in the main text and a <em>Tutor’s</em> <em>Handbook to the Supplement</em> are available at www.routledgetextbooks.com/textbooks/_author/thinkingtranslation/.</p><p><em>Thinking Arabic Translation </em>is key reading for advanced students wishing to perfect their language skills or considering a career in translation.</p>