Samuel Trainor

Samuel Trainor is a British-born Lecturer in the Department of English Studies (ANGELLIER) at Université de Lille's Faculty of Languages, Culture and Societies. His work focuses on translation studies, particularly contrapuntal translation methods, the intersection of translation and politics, and literary creation practices.

• Specializes in both technical and literary translation
• Developed the Synoptic Translation Project
• Created translation theories including Functional Layering, The Creative Calque, and The Synoptic Hypothesis

His research explores the blurred boundaries between technical and creative translation, with additional interests in textual comprehension studies.