J. C. CATFORD A Linguistic Theory | of TranslationA series bringing together writings from the different fields of linguistics, language study, and language teaching methodology and materials. * J.C. Catford A Linguistic Theory of Translation This is an important work which brings a new degree of precision into the analysis of what is involved in translation from one language to another. Starting from the assumption that any process concerned with human language can be illuminated by applying to it the latest insights into the nature of language, the author outlines a current British frame-work of descriptive linguistics and applies it to the analysis of translation. Translation is shown to be a much more complex matter than is commonly realized, while at the same time the author indicates important new ways of approaching it. The book is a valuable addition to the literature of a subject which has only recently begun to receive the scientific treatment It deserves, Oxford University Press ISBN 0 19 437018 6A Linguistic Theory of Translation An Essay in Applied Linguistics Jj. G. CATFORD Oxford University Press