Translating informative and persuasive texts

摘要

In October 2008 an International Conference organized by the University of Oviedo, Northern Spain, gathered a group of leading specialists and professionals around the topic 'Translation in the Era of Information'. The event attempted to give prominence to the translation of information in the era of mass media, and, above all, of the Internet. More than ever before, information surrounds us as readers, listeners, viewers and consumers. Translators and academics from Europe, America and Asia discussed characteristics and translational aspects of informative texts. This introduction presents some of these features.