Complexity theory is usually described as a revolutionary break from reductionism and as a
way of seeing the world in terms of instability and fluctuations. Complexity theory indeed …

In the past decades, translation studies have increasingly focused on the ethical dimension
of translational activity, with an emphasis on reflexivity to assert the role of the researcher in …

This paper concentrates on instrumental thinking to analyse the conceptualization of
translation in praxis and theory. First, instrumental thinking is introduced as a general mode …

In diplomatic negotiations,“an interpreter who knows not only the language but also the
politics, personalities and culture of a particular situation can be a unique asset”(Albright …

This paper argues that machine translation has so far not been identified as a translation
theoretical problem. It further argues that this is not accidental but a symptom of certain …

For the everyday education of students in schools, objects are made available to teachers
that illustrate subject matter and make it comprehensible. These objects are created to make …

Framing translation as D-discourse, as postulated by Gee, and drawing on examples of
translation of Arabic literature, the purpose of this chapter is to examine how the constraints …

La presente tesis doctoral, enmarcada en el ámbito de la formación de traductores e
intérpretes, constituye una investigación sobre los estudios de traducción e interpretación …

Translation Studies has undergone a significant transformation from a practice which relied
on intuitive knowledge to a discipline with systematic approaches that have contributed in …

Sociological approaches to translation have been developed on the theoretical basis that
translation is an activity that is closely affected by social parametres. Gambier, in his article …