Comparative Stylistics of French and English: A Methodology for Translation

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Author: Jean-Paul Vinay

ISBN-10: 155619692X

ISBN-13: 9781556196928

Category: Linguistics & Semiotics

The Stylistique comparée du français et de l’anglais has become a standard text in the French-speaking world for the study of comparative stylistics and the training of translators. This updated, first English edition makes Vinay & Darbelnet's classic methodology of translation available to a wider readership. The translation-oriented contrastive grammatical and stylistic analyses of the two languages are extensively exemplified by expressions, phrases and texts. Combining description...

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The Stylistique comparée du français et de l’anglais has become a standard text in the French-speaking world for the study of comparative stylistics and the training of translators. This updated, first English edition makes Vinay & Darbelnet's classic methodology of translation available to a wider readership. The translation-oriented contrastive grammatical and stylistic analyses of the two languages are extensively exemplified by expressions, phrases and texts. Combining description with methodological guidelines for translation, this volume serves both as a course book and ­ through its detailed index and glossary ­ as a reference manual for specific translation problems.

Abbreviations, symbols and conventionsPreface to the first edition1Ch. 1Introduction7Ch. 2The Lexicon51Ch. 3Structures92Ch. 4The Message164Appendix: Texts292Bibliography328Glossary of terms used in this book337Index353