摘要：Linguistics and the Language of Translation , by Kirsten Malmkjaer, is the fifth published volume in the Edinburgh Textbooks in Applied Linguistics series and is directed to translation, language and linguistics students. The book is based on the premise that it is crucial for both translators and translation critics to be aware of what they are doing and what is going on in a translation. Therefore, it offers a basis for the investigation of how notions and linguistic concepts can be activated in the study of the language of translation, as well as in the creation, description and constructive criticism of translations. The book’s entry point in this discussion is the “clause” as a linguistic unit, which is considered to be the locus where the three linguistic systems (the Transitivity system, the Mood system, and the Theme and Rheme system) simultaneously realize the three main functions of human language, namely, the ideational function, the interpersonal function, and textual function, which justifies taking it as the level of analysis in order to study the language of translation.
关键词：Translation studies;Linguistics;Language of Translation;Estudos da Tradução;Linguística;Linguagem da tradução
