Probabilistic explanations in translation studies

Chapters in this book

1. Prelim pages i
2. Table of contents v
3. Introduction 1
4. I. Conseptualising universals
5. Probabilistic explanations in translation studies 15
6. Beyond the particular 33
7. When is a universal not a universal? 51
8. II. Large-scale tendencies in translated language
9. Corpora, universals and interference 65
10. Untypical frequencies in translated language 83
11. Untypical patterns in translations 101
12. III. Testing the basics
13. Translation-specific lexicogrammar? 129
14. Explicitation 143
15. Explicitation of clausal relations 165
16. Unique items — over- or under-represented in translated language? 177
17. IV. Universals in the translation class
18. What happens to “unique items” in learners’ translations? 187
19. The fate of “The Families of Medellín” 205
20. Author index 215
21. Subject index 219