How Long to Read Towards a General Theory of Translational Action

How Long Does it Take to Read Towards a General Theory of Translational Action?

It takes the average reader 4 hours to read Towards a General Theory of Translational Action by Katharina Reiss

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

This is the first English translation of the seminal book by Katharina Reiß and Hans Vermeer, Grundlegung einer allgemeinen Translationstheorie, first published in 1984. The first part of the book was written by Vermeer and explains the theoretical foundations and basic principles of skopos theory as a general theory of translation and interpreting or ‘translational action’, whereas the second part, penned by Katharina Reiß, seeks to integrate her text-typological approach, first presented in 1971, as a ‘specific theory’ that focuses on those cases in which the skopos requires equivalence of functions between the source and target texts. Almost 30 years after it first appeared, this key publication is now finally accessible to the next generations of translation scholars. In her translation, Christiane Nord attempts to put skopos theory and her own concept of ‘function plus loyalty’ to the test, by producing a comprehensible, acceptable text for a rather heterogeneous audience of English-speaking students and scholars all over the world, at the same time as acting as a loyal intermediary for the authors, to whom she feels deeply indebted as a former student and colleague.

How long is Towards a General Theory of Translational Action?

Towards a General Theory of Translational Action by Katharina Reiss is 240 pages long, and a total of 60,000 words.

This makes it 81% the length of the average book. It also has 73% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Towards a General Theory of Translational Action Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 27 minutes to read Towards a General Theory of Translational Action aloud.

What Reading Level is Towards a General Theory of Translational Action?

Towards a General Theory of Translational Action is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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