Paperback
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ISBN10: 0781812674
ISBN13: 9780781812672
| Pages: 170 | Width: 6.00 inches. |
| Publication Date: 5/2012 | Height: 9.00 inches. |
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Russian is the most widely-spoken Slavic language, and its 280 million speakers make it the fifth most-spoken language in the world. This text provides Russian-English translators with essential tools needed to improve their translation skills.
This practical text will prepare the user for the day-to-day work of translating and editing. Seven chapters provide dozens of examples and practice exercises that focus on journalistic idiom and modern conversational Russian.
About the author(s)
Natalia Strelkova has been bilingual in English and Russian since childhood. She received a degree from City University of New York (CUNY), traveled to Russia during the Krushchev thaw and stayed for 35 years, working as a translator and editor. She taught translation technique for 24 years at the Institute of Foreign Languages in Moscow. She has previously taught Russian at Georgetown University and translation at American University. She resides in the Washington, D.C. area.