Professor Vilen Naumovich Komissarov (August 23, 1924 — June 8, 2005) has gained recognition in Russia

Russia

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 and beyond its borders as an authority on translation theory and methods of translator training (in Russian: Perevodovediniye - ПЕРЕВОДОВЕДЕНИЕ ), Head of the Department of Translation Theory, History and Criticism at Moscow State Linguistic University

Moscow State Linguistic University

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, he has a record of half a century of research and teaching in this field, as well as of practical work as a conference interpreter and translator.

Selected bibliography

Komissarov has over ninety publications, including books.

• A Word on Translation (1973)
• Linguistics of Translation (1980)
• Theory of Translation (1990)
• Theoretical Basic of Methods of Translator Training (1997)
• General Theory of Translation (1999)

External links

• (Part of Book) Modern translation science (perevodovedenie). Modern translation. A course of lectures. Schoolbook. ETS Publishing House, 2004
• Linguistic translation science in Russia. Schoolbook. M.- ETS Publishing House and Poluglossum, 2002.
• Image of last book by Prof. Komissarov - Modern translation science (perevodovedenie). Modern translation. A course of lectures. Schoolbook. ETS Publishing House, 2004)