Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction -- Basic Issues in the Field of Translation. What is Translation? -- Translation Competence -- Looking at Translation from Different Perspectives -- Culture and Ideology in Translation -- Some Much-Discussed Concepts in Translation Theory. Possibilities and Impossibilities of Translation -- Universals of Translation? -- How do we Know when a Translation is Good? -- Some Important New Trends in Translation Studies. What Goes on in Translators' Heads when They are Translating? -- Using Corpora in Translation Studies -- Translation in the Age of Globalization and Digitalization -- Translation in the Real World. Translation as a Social Practice in Real-Life Situations.