Index: p. 179-184.

"References": p. 175-8.

Translation as means or end - as creation or imitation; an introductory survey of translation; translation today; translation for language teaching and professional purposes; the use of systemic linguistics in translation; the virtues of interference and the vices of translationese; words and their degree of context in translation; translation and mistranslation - the review, the revision and the appraisal of a translation; pragmatic translation and literalism; teaching translation; teaching about translation; the translation of political language; translation as an instrument of linuistic, cultural and literary criticism.

Exploring the importance of translation within Europe, and beyond, this book discusses the political, economic and social aspects relevant to this field.