From Translatology to Translation Sciences?

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26512/belasinfieis.v14.n2.2025.57256

Keywords:

“Traductologie”. Circulation of Ideas. Specialized Translation. Cognitive Processes.

Abstract

The aim of this article is to examine the more or less established boundaries of “traductologie”. First, the way ideas and theoretical approaches circulate, mainly viewed from a French perspective and in relation to other disciplines, is broadly discussed. Secondly, the impact of the increasing demands in specialized translations on the growing empirical research conducted in this specific area is analysed. Particular attention is paid to the paradigms shifting from a literary approach to translation towards a pragmatic approach. It is finally suggested that this empirical research, anchored in the functionalist and interpretive theories, yet still haunted by the experience of literary translation, is gradually focusing on the cognitive processes involved in translational behaviour.

Author Biographies

  • Maryvonne Boisseau, Universidade de Strasbourg

    Professora emérita da Universidade de Strasbourg, França. 

  • Miguel Ângelo Montagner, Universidade de Brasília

    Professor Titular da Universidade de Brasília - Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologias em Saúde, Campus Ceilândia. Orientador no Programa de Pós-Graduação em Saúde Coletiva da Faculdade da Saúde da UnB. Graduado em Ciências Sociais pela Universidade Estadual de Campinas UNICAMP (2000), Mestre (2003) e Doutor em Saúde Coletiva (2007) pela UNICAMP, Departamento de Medicina Preventiva e Social, além de Doutor no Centre Maurice Halbwachs - École normale supérieure de Paris – ENS (2006).

    Bacharelando em Letras/Tradução - Inglês na Universidade de Brasília. 

    Realizou Pós-Doutorado (Período de Estágio Pós-Doutoral com bolsa CAPES) no IRIS - Institut de recherche interdisciplinaire sur les enjeux sociaux (Sciences sociales, Politique, Santé), da EHESS e Universidade Paris XIII. 

  • Clarisse Rodrigues Vieira, Universidade de Brasília

    Bacharelanda em Letras/Tradução - Inglês na Universidade de Brasília. 

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Published

2025-09-14

How to Cite

From Translatology to Translation Sciences?. Belas Infiéis, Brasília, Brasil, v. 14, n. 2, p. 01–21, 2025. DOI: 10.26512/belasinfieis.v14.n2.2025.57256. Disponível em: https://periodicostestes.bce.unb.br/index.php/belasinfieis/article/view/57256. Acesso em: 24 jan. 2026.

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