The social nature of translation : the shift from textual to contextual
Joint Authors
Babou, Aminah
Bu khalaf, Fayzah
Source
Algerian Translation and Languages Journal
Issue
Vol. 3, Issue 1 (31 Jul. 2021), pp.75-89, 15 p.
Publisher
University of Oran 2 Mohamed Ben Ahmad Faculty of Foreign Languages
Publication Date
2021-07-31
Country of Publication
Algeria
No. of Pages
15
Main Subjects
Social Sciences (Multidisciplinary)
Topics
Abstract EN
Adopting Latour's 'Actor Network Theory', This paper aims to highlight the Sociological Turn of translation studies and approach translation practice as a social action.
Accordingly, the process of translating is tackled from a creative perspective.
We attempt to illustrate that translation is no longer a word for word substitution; however, it is a cultural product that aims at reproduction of meaning.
Furthermore, translation is more than a matter of linguistic realization and language comparison, and is incorporated in the social and cultural context.
The present paper explores not only the influence of the individual translation agent, but also the impact of these agents working together as a network in translation production with a particular insight into the huge movement of translation which had been funded and supported during the Abbasid Era(Golden Age), we attempt to explore how translators interact with other actors and actants to produce knowledge.
It has been concluded that translation actors and their individual social impact can be infuential upon the ultimate translation product.
Consequently, the translator is not merely a technician who authomatically transfers the meaning of a text from one language into another one.
Instead, he is an agent of change and transformation.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Bu khalaf, Fayzah& Babou, Aminah. 2021. The social nature of translation : the shift from textual to contextual. Algerian Translation and Languages Journal،Vol. 3, no. 1, pp.75-89.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1346513
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Bu khalaf, Fayzah& Babou, Aminah. The social nature of translation : the shift from textual to contextual. Algerian Translation and Languages Journal Vol. 3, no. 1 (Jul. 2021), pp.75-89.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1346513
American Medical Association (AMA)
Bu khalaf, Fayzah& Babou, Aminah. The social nature of translation : the shift from textual to contextual. Algerian Translation and Languages Journal. 2021. Vol. 3, no. 1, pp.75-89.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1346513
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 87-89
Record ID
BIM-1346513