Transnational translations: some doubts and perplexities
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This paper tries to examine some cultural, linguistic, and ideological implications brought about by the impact of postcolonial studies in translation theory and practice. These implications may cause some perplexity when viewed from perspectives which do not share a full constructivist approach and are mainly concerned with the political turn of translation practices and institutional politics, the cultural interpretation of potential and unexplored spaces of translation, and the critical use of hybridity. As a prelude to these issues the essay provides a historical review of the ideological development of the English language in the context of globalization, as well as the intercultural options faced by translation and its present transcultural expansion.
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