Subtleties of translation. How language affects our life and transforms the world
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This book shows what amazing and intricate ways the translation transforms the world. Professional translators Natalie Kelly and Yost Tsetsche talk about how the translation affects everything-from holy books to poems, peaceful contracts and warns about hurricanes-and allow lovers of languages and fans of pop culture from the inside, how the translation helps the spread of culture and development The world economy, as it prevents war and stops the epidemics, what role it plays in the company Google and Facebook, NASA, the UN, at the Olympic Games and in many ways.
“Having written this book, Natalie Kelly and Yost Tsetsche performed a very important mission. They not only vividly and excitingly told what a translation is, but also turned it from a difficult abstraction into an understandable and fascinating thing. The authors tell, in the best sense of the word, illustrating common concepts with entertaining stories and clearly demonstrating how the translation is included in our daily life. And these stories, taken from their own professional experience or gleaned during a colossal number of meetings and interviews, destroy some myths related to translation and introduce the real problems that translators face. ” (David Crystal)
“Having written this book, Natalie Kelly and Yost Tsetsche performed a very important mission. They not only vividly and excitingly told what a translation is, but also turned it from a difficult abstraction into an understandable and fascinating thing. The authors tell, in the best sense of the word, illustrating common concepts with entertaining stories and clearly demonstrating how the translation is included in our daily life. And these stories, taken from their own professional experience or gleaned during a colossal number of meetings and interviews, destroy some myths related to translation and introduce the real problems that translators face. ” (David Crystal)
Cover:
Cover:Hard
Category:
- Category:Politics & Social Science
- Category:Psychology
- Category:Reference books
Publication language:
Publication Language:Russian
Series:
Series: a thinking person. Ideas capable of changing the world
Age restrictions:
Age restrictions:16+
ISBN:
ISBN:978-5-389-16419-2
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