The Name and Nature of Translator Studies

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ID23317524
AuthorsAndrew Chesterman (University of Helsinki, corresponding author)
Year2017
Issue42
Pages13-22
Publication date2017-08-30
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueHERMES - Journal of Language and Communication in Business (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0904-1699 • E-ISSN: 1903-1785
PublisherDet Kgl. Bibliotek/Royal Danish Library (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.7146/hjlcb.v22i42.96844
OpenAlexW2189200738
LanguageEN
Citations received114
References cited6

A number of recent research tendencies in Translation Studies focus explicitly on the translator in some way, rather than on translations as texts. These trends might be grouped under the term “Translator Studies”. The article argues that this new focus is inadequately represented in Holmes’ classic map. Evidence of the recent trends is found especially in translation sociology, but also in translation history and in research into the translator’s decision-making processes. A broad outline of Translator Studies would cover sociology, culture and cognition, all looking at the translator’s agency, in different ways.

Agency (philosophy) · Epistemology · Focus (optics) · Linguistics · Social science · Sociology · Structure and agency · Term (time) · Translation studies · Interpreting and Communication in Healthcare · Legal Language and Interpretation · Philosophy · Translation Studies and Practices

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