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Found in Translation: How Language Shapes Our Lives and Transforms the World

Autor Nataly Kelly, Jost Zetzsche
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 4 oct 2012
A lively look at the surprising role that translation plays all around us. Worth an estimated 31 billion dollars, translation is one of the biggest industries that goes largely unnoticed. Nataly Kelly and Jost Zetzsche are two veteran translators who have show how translation affects the daily life of millions of people. From hurricane warnings to holy books, from poetry to peace treaties, this is an illustration of how translation spreads culture and fuels the global economy.
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ISBN-13: 9780399537974
ISBN-10: 039953797X
Pagini: 288
Dimensiuni: 138 x 210 x 20 mm
Greutate: 0.25 kg
Editura: Penguin Books
Colecția Perigee
Locul publicării:New York, United States

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Translation. It’s everywhere we look, but seldom seen—until now. Found in Translation reveals the surprising and complex ways that translation shapes the world. Covering everything from holy books to hurricane warnings and poetry to peace treaties, Nataly Kelly and Jost Zetzsche offer language lovers and pop culture fans alike an insider’s view of the ways in which translation spreads culture, fuels the global economy, prevents wars, and stops the outbreak of disease. Examples include how translation plays a key role at Google, Facebook, NASA, the United Nations, the Olympics, and more.