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Translation studies - scope and challenges - introductory remarks;history of modern translation studies; the task of translation studies; therelevance of translation studies; generative theory and translation studies;the concept of creativity in generative theory; text linguistics andtranslation. Theoretical and empirical aspects of translation studies -introductory remarks; translation as cognitive; domains of translationintelligence; the essence of translation; translation as problem-solvingactivity; translation creativity; translation and intuition. Translation asknowledge-based activity - introductory remarks; schematic organization ofknowledge; schema concept and texttype linguistics; psychological reality ofschemata; schema theory and translator performance; domain-specificity;relevance of knowledge frames for translation. Context, culture,compensation, three basic orientations in translation - introductory remarks;context; culture; compensation; originality vs. automaticization; speed;originality and routinization. Translation as meaning-based informationprocessing - introductory remarks; gradience; complexity; conventionality;schematicity; economy; predictability. The translation process andtranslations procedures - introductory remarks; the translation process;translation procedures; literal translation vs. non-literal translation;implications for translation practice. The role of the translator in thetranslation process - introductory remarks; the social role of thetranslator; mental prerequisites of the translator; rule-governed behaviour;translation skills; translation strategies; translation method; translationtechniques. Discourse linguistics and translation - introductory remarks; thesubjectivity/objectivity issue; text patterning; speech functions; text anddiscourse; central and peripheral text features; stylistic problems intranslation; sensitivity to text. Translation as decision making and choice -introductory remarks; macrocontext vs. microcontext; decision theory andtranslation studies; the principle of "Tertium Datur"; relevance ofdecision-making for translation; central aspects of translationdecision-making; decision-making rules vs. decision-making heuristics;multiple-stage decision-making; decision-making and translation practice.Translation teaching. A practice-oriented approach - introductory remarks;knowledge and translation teaching; task specification; discussion ofparallel texts; how to train translators; teaching goals; translationteaching goals. Human translation and machine translation: a comparison -introductory remarks; human and machine approaches in translation. (Partcontents).