Translation as a Cognitive Activity

Translation as a Cognitive Activity provides an overarching account of translation as a cognitive activity. This is the ideal resource for students, translator trainers as well as novice and experienced translators.

Fabio Alves is Full Professor of Translation Studies at Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG) and a Senior Research Fellow of the Brazilian National Research Council (CNPq). Amparo Hurtado Albir is Chair Professor of Translation and Interpreting at Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona.

Introduction Chapter 1. Translation and cognition Chapter 2. The translation process Chapter 3. Translation competence and its acquisition Chapter 4. Empirical-experimental research on cognitive aspects of translation Chapter 5. Concluding remarks: Relevant issues concerning the study of translation as a cognitive activity