<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The topicalisation of the social nature of language stems from the idea that to use language is to perform an action. The overriding criterion for evaluating language use in translation is meaningoriented since translators, as privileged language users, display norm-governed behaviour in particular socio-cultural contexts, agency refers to the socio-culturally mediated capacity to act, and praxis is the action itself.</p></abstract>

The topicalisation of the social nature of language stems from the idea that to use language is to perform an action. The overriding criterion for evaluating language use in translation is meaningoriented since translators, as privileged language users, display norm-governed behaviour in particular socio-cultural contexts, agency refers to the socio-culturally mediated capacity to act, and praxis is the action itself.

An Action-Oriented Approach to Translation and Translation Studies

Romanian Journal of English Studies

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The topicalisation of the social nature of language stems from the idea that to use language is to perform an action. The overriding criterion for evaluating...

An Action-Oriented Approach to Translation and Translation Studies

Data publikacji: 18 sty 2019

Zakres stron: 122 - 127

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/rjes-2018-0016

Słowa kluczowe
agency, meaning-oriented, mediation, translatorial action

© 2019 Titela Vîlceanu, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

An Action-Oriented Approach to Translation and Translation Studies

Data publikacji: 18 sty 2019

Zakres stron: 122 - 127

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/rjes-2018-0016

Słowa kluczoweagency, meaning-oriented, mediation, translatorial action

© 2019 Titela Vîlceanu, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Słowa kluczowe
agency, meaning-oriented, mediation, translatorial action