Freelance Translation Tips

**** I have no affiliation with the authors I mention, nor do I receive any benefit, monetary or otherwise, from mentioning them or their books. I am just recommending these books because I liked them and I think others who are into linguistics and translation might like them too. **** Here I discuss some books I've been reading lately that deal with translation and linguistics: 1. "Translating Styles", by Tim Parks http://preview.tinyurl.com/hhejxwa 2. "La ricerca della lingua perfetta", by Umberto Eco http://preview.tinyurl.com/hvs8t8k "The search for the perfect language" by Umberto Eco http://preview.tinyurl.com/grvohtt 3. "The Korean Language Reform of 1446", by Gari Keith Ledyard http://preview.tinyurl.com/hpbdjg8 4. "History of Chinese Characters" (Also called "Character Types") by Wang Nai http://preview.tinyurl.com/gn6mpd4 5. 'The Adventure of English", by Melvyn Bragg http://preview.tinyurl.com/zkg4k8n The History of English Podcast http://historyofenglishpodcast.com/ ---- Follo