Publications

Publication details [#29077]

Steiner, George. 1992. After Babel: Aspects of language and translation. Oxford University Press. xviii + 538 pp.

Publication type

Book – monograph

Publication language

English

Keywords

language and culture | language maintenance | language variety | translation | world knowledge

ISBN

0-19-282874

Annotation

This re-issued 'After Babel' is a relatively unchanged version of Steiner's theses on human linguistic diversity as a support to culture and identity maintenance, and on translation as a two-edged sword.

Reviewed by

Edwards, John. 1996. Review of $After Babel: Aspects of language and translation.