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Ni Loingsigh A (2019) Translation. In: Keywords for Travel Writing Studies: A Critical Glossary. London: Anthem Press, pp. 259-261. https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctvg5bsp2.92
Abstract
The relevance of translation to practices of travel and travel writing cannot be overstated. Travel takes place in what Michael Cronin (2000, 156) terms ¡®a world of language(s)¡¯ where ¡®linguistic exposure to others¡¯ is difficult to avoid and invariably requires the traveller to reword cultural systems encountered. Judith Johnston (2016 [2013], 2) also insists on a causal relationship between travel and translation, but for her translation triggers the journey rather than the other way around: ¡®translation is another form of journey, literally the removal from one place or condition to another¡¯. Anthony Pym¡¯s (2010, 152) conclusion is perhaps most emphatic...
Status | Published |
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Publication date | 31/12/2019 |
Publication date online | 22/04/2019 |
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Publisher | Anthem Press |
Place of publication | London |
ISBN | 9781783089239 |
eISBN | 9781783089222 |
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Lectureship in French and Francophone, French