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Found in Translation: How Language Shapes Our Lives and Transforms the World

by Nataly Kelly

Translation’s reach across everyday life and global affairs

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Translation’s reach across everyday life and global affairs

Moving across subjects as varied as holy books, poetry, hurricane warnings, and peace treaties, *Found in Translation* examines how translation connects language with culture and public life. Nataly Kelly and Jost Zetzsche also look at its place in organizations and services including Google, Facebook, NASA, the United Nations, and the Olympics. The examples span cultural exchange, international commerce, conflict prevention, and disease response, presenting translation as work that operates across both familiar digital platforms and consequential global settings.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Language enthusiasts interested in translation and interpreting
  • Readers curious about the role of language in culture, technology, and international affairs

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Translation and interpretingLanguage and cultureGlobal communicationTranslation in technology and public institutions

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Book overview

Translation. It's everywhere we look, but seldom seen--until now. Found in Translation reveals the surprising and complex ways that translation shapes the world. Covering everything from holy books to hurricane warnings and poetry to peace treaties, Nataly Kelly and Jost Zetzsche offer language lovers and pop culture fans alike an insider's view of the ways in which translation spreads culture, fuels the global economy, prevents wars, and stops the outbreak of disease. Examples include how translation plays a key role at Google, Facebook, NASA, the United Nations, the Olympics, and more.

 

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