Introduction to Spanish Translation

by Jack Child

Introduction to Spanish Translation is designed for a third or fourth year college Spanish course. It presents the history, theory and practice of Spanish-to-English translation (with some consideration of English-to-Spanish translation). The very successful first edition of the text evolved from the author's experiences in two decades of teaching translation in the Department of Language and Foreign Studies of The American University. The emphasis is on general material to be found in current journals and newspapers, although there is also some specialized material from the fields of business, the social sciences, and literature. The twenty-four lessons in the text form the basis for a fourteen-week semester course.

This newly revised edition contains an index, a glossary, examples of cognates and partial cognates, and translation exercises for each lesson.

Genres: Reference, Spanish Literature, Nonfiction

272 pages, Paperback

First published April 1, 1992

Reviews

[Daniel Morgan]

I enjoyed this book, it is suitable for anyone who with college-level Spanish or above. The book contains history, theory, examples of funny mistakes, false cognates, and idioms in each chapter. This is definitely an old book (reference is made to the Soviet Union in the present tense), but aside from that the book is excellent.

[Dania Krystel]

great book if you're interested in Spanish translation!