1st Edition

A (Bio)Semiotic Theory of Translation The Emergence of Social-Cultural Reality

By Kobus Marais Copyright 2019
218 Pages
by Routledge

218 Pages
by Routledge

218 Pages
by Routledge

This volume outlines a theory of translation, set within the framework of Peircean semiotics, which challenges the linguistic bias in translation studies by proposing a semiotic theory that accounts for all instances of translation, not only interlinguistic translation. In particular, the volume explores cases of translation which does not include language at all. The book begins by examining... Read more

Chapter 1. Translation Problematized





Chapter 2. Conceptualizing Translation in Translation Studies





Chapter 3. Conceptualizing Translation in Semiotics





Chapter 4. Translation: The Process Underlying Semiosis





Chapter 5. Conceptualizing a Semiotic Theory of Translation





Chapter 6. Translating Socio-Cultural Emergence





Chapter 7. Musing About the Future of Reality in the Humanities

Biography

Kobus Marais is interested in understanding the emergence of society and culture from a material substrate. He specializes in semiotics with a focus on complexity thinking and the relationship between translation and development. His publications include Translation theory and development studies: A complexity theory approach and, co-edited with Ilse Feinauer, Translation studies beyond the postcolony.