The Pivotal Status of the Translator’s Habitus
Daniel Simeoni | York University (Toronto)
The paper explores the possibility of nudging theory away from the properties of systemic constructs towards the main focus of translation norms, i.e., the translator. The current model of DTS could be reframed, or 'translated' in a topological sense, by giving it a slightly different slant on the assumption of a translating habitus understood as: (culturally) pre-structured and structuring agent mediating cultural artefacts in the course of transfer. A discussion of the translator's endorsement of subservience is included, followed by a brief genealogy of the concept of habitus. A prospectus for future research in product analysis and the acquisition of translatorial competence is also sketched out.
Article outline
- 1.Background: Cognition in Practice
- 2.A Behaviourist Model of Skill Acquisition
- 3.Revisiting the Power of Norms on Translators: Endorsing Subservience
- 4.Habitus-governed Acquisition: A Theoretical Challenge for TS
- 4.1.A Brief Conceptual Genealogy
- 4.2.Bourdieu's Habitus: A Short Discussion
- 4.3.The Need for a Refined Conceptualization
- 5.A More Flexible Model?
- 5.1.Pathways for Future Research
- 5.2.The Difficulty of the Translator's Task: A Socio-Symbolic Interpretation
- 6.Can an Alternative Developmental Model of Habitus-governed Acquisition be Substantiated?
- 7.Provisional Conclusions
- Acknowledgements
- Notes
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Published online: 01 January 1998
https://doi.org/10.1075/target.10.1.02sim
https://doi.org/10.1075/target.10.1.02sim
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