Emergence of Translation Studies as a Discipline Explained
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Question: What two main impediments to developing Translation Studies as a scientific discipline does the text identify?
Answer: (a) Confusion over its proper designation (name), and (b) lack of general consensus about the scope and structure of the emerging discipline.
Question: How does the author describe the recent development around problems of translating and translations?
Answer: As a new "disciplinary utopia" taking shape over the last few decades.
Question: What does the paper propose to help crystallize Translation Studies?
Answer: A systematic division of the discipline, discussion of main branches of both "pure" and "applied" translation studies, sketches of their main tasks, a
Question: What are the two broad categories of Translation Studies mentioned?
Answer: "Pure" translation studies and "applied" translation studies.
Question: According to Michael Mulkay, how does science often advance?
Answer: By discovering new areas of ignorance, which draws researchers to investigate new problems (Mulkay 1972).
Question: What typically happens when researchers from adjacent fields apply existing paradigms to a new problem?
Answer: Either the problem is solved or partially solved within an existing paradigm and annexed to that field, or the paradigms fail and new methods are need
Question: What two developments facilitate the formation of a new discipline according to W.O. Hagstrom?
Answer: The establishment of communication channels among researchers and the development of a disciplinary utopia (a shared interest in common problems, appr
Question: How does the author characterize the recent scholarly attention to translating and translations?
Answer: There has been a marked and constant increase in interest since around World War II, with many scholars moving into the field from linguistics, lingui
Question: What initial appearance does the current state of research on translating and translations present?
Answer: At first glance it appears confused: no consensus on models, methods, terminology, the contours of the field, or even its name.
Question: Despite apparent confusion, what indication suggests Translation Studies is forming as a discipline?
Answer: Beneath the surface there are signs that Hagstrom’s disciplinary utopia—shared problems and approaches among researchers—is taking shape for the study