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"Ground-breaking....[an] essential purchase for all academic libraries."-"Library Journal, Nov 1998 "Translation...has long deserved this sort of treatment.... Appropriate for any college or university library supporting a program in linguistics, this is vital in those institutions that train students to become translators."-"Rettig on Reference, May 1998 "A great help to scholars, both for the current information provided as well as for leads to further research. Academic libraries supporting courses in translation studies and related areas will want to add this book to their collection."-"Against the Grain, April 1998 "Recommended for institutions with graduate programs in translation studies and for professionals and practitioners.."-"Choice, December 1998

The Routledge Encyclopedia of Translation Studies has been the standard reference in the field since it first appeared in 1998. The second, extensively revised and extended edition brings this unique resource up to date and offers a thorough, critical and authoritative account of one of the fastest growing disciplines in the humanities.

The Encyclopedia is divided into two parts and alphabetically ordered for ease of reference:

Part I (General) covers the conceptual framework and core concerns of the discipline. Categories of entries include:

* central issues in translation theory (e.g. equivalence, translatability, unit of translation)

* key concepts (e.g. culture, norms, ethics, ideology, shifts, quality)

* approaches to translation and interpreting (e.g. sociological, linguistic, functionalist)

* types of translation (e.g. literary, audiovisual, scientific and technical)

* types of interpreting (e.g. signed language, dialogue, court)

New additions in this section include entries on globalisation, mobility, localization, gender and sexuality, censorship, comics, advertising and retranslation, among many others.

Part II (History and Traditions) covers the history of translation in major linguistic and cultural communities. It is arranged alphabetically by linguistic region. There are entries on a wide range of languages which include Russian, French, Arabic, Japanese, Chinese and Finnish, and regions including Brazil, Canada and India. Many of the entries in this section are based on hitherto unpublished research. This section includes one new entry: Southeast Asian tradition.

Drawing on the expertise of over ninety contributors from thirty countries and an international panel of consultant editors, this volume offers a comprehensive overview of translation studies as an academic discipline and anticipates new directions in the field.