This bestselling dictionary is an essential reference book for all students and teachers of translation studies. A comprehensive and highly accessible survey, it covers key terms and concepts, types of activity and schools and approaches. Major entries include a discussion of relevant viewpoints as well as comments on how the usage and application of the term have developed. All entries provide suggestions for further reading, and there is an extensive bibliography. This new edition has been thoroughly revised and updated and includes over 400 entries, more than 100 of which are new to this edition, to ensure the dictionary reflects the current state of this dynamic field.