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1. Historical Overview   Early Views Katharina Reiss and the Functional Category of Translation Criticism Hans J. Vermeer: Skopostheorie and Beyond Justa Holz-Mänttäri and the Theory of Translational Action Functionalist Methodology in Translator Training 2. Translating and the Theory of Action   Translating as a Form of Translational Interaction Translating as Intentional Interaction Translating as Interpersonal Interaction Translating as a Communicative Action Translating as Intercultural Action Translating as a Text-Processing Action 3. Basic Concepts of Skopostheorie   Skopos, Aim, Purpose, Intention, Function and Translation Brief Translation Brief Intratextual and Intertextual Coherence The Concept of Culture and Culture-Specificity Adequacy and Equivalence The Role of Text Classifications 4. Functionalism in Translator Training   A Translation-Oriented Model of Text Functions A Functional Typology of Translations Norms and Conventions in Functional Translation Source-text Analysis, Translation Briefs and Identifying Translation Problems A Functional Hierarchy of Translation Problems Translation Units Revisited Translation Errors and Translation Evaluation 5. Functionalism in Literary Translation   Actional Aspects of Literary Communication Literary Communication across Culture Barriers Skopos and Assignment in Literary Translation Some examples 6. Functionalist Approaches to Interpreting   The Role of Interpreting in Skopostheorie Translator Training: From Interpreting to Translation A Functionalist Approach to Simultaneous Interpreting 7. Criticisms   8. Function plus Loyalty   9. Future Perspectives