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Tsūji, Interpreters in and Around Early Modern Japan

Tsūji, Interpreters in and Around Early Modern Japan PDF Author: Mino Saito
Publisher: Springer Nature
ISBN: 3031376528
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 216

Book Description
This book introduces English-speaking audiences to tsūji, who were interpreters in different contexts in Japan and then the Ryukyu Kingdom from the late 16th to the mid-19th century. It comprises seven historical case studies on tsūji in which contributors adopt a context-oriented approach. They aim to explore the function of these interpreters in communication with other cultures in different languages, including Japanese, Dutch, Chinese, Korean, Ryukyuan, English, Russian and Ainu. Each chapter elucidates the tsūji and the surrounding social, political and economic conditions. The book will be of interest to students and scholars of translation and interpreting, but also readers interested in the early modern history of interpreting and cultural exchange. It will similarly appeal to those interested in the Japanese language, but with limited access to books written in Japanese.
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