The Role of Discourse Analysis for Translation and in Translator Training

This text is based on a seminar held at Aston University in Birmingham, England, in November 2000, centered around a discussion of the role of discourse analysis for translation and translator training. The bulk of the text is a position paper by Anna Trosborg (Aarhus School of Business, Denmark), presenting a model of discourse analysis, explaining the elements of the model in detail, and illustrating its application to one sample text, followed by students' translations applying Trosborg's model. Subsequent chapters include a debate, followed by response papers by Beverly Adab, Rodica Dimiriu, Carmen Millsn-Varela, Peter Newmark, and Palma Zlateva, offering critical analyses of Trosborg's model and aspects of its application. No subject index. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Christina Schaffner is a senior lecturer in the School of Languages and European Studies at Aston University (Birmingham, UK), Co-ordinator of the Institute for the Study of Language and Society, and Secretary General of the European Society for Translation Studies. Her main research interests are translation studies, political discourse, textlinguistics, and metaphors. Her most recent publications include Annotated Texts for Translation: English-German (with U. Wiesemann, 2001), Translation in the Global Village (ed., 2000), Developing Translation Competence (co-ed. with B. Adab), Translation and Norms (ed., 1999), Translation and Quality (ed., 1997).