A cognitive scientific view on technical communication and translation: Do embodiment and situatedness really make a difference?
- Author(s)
- Hanna Risku
- Abstract
This article provides a brief presentation of the development of some cognitive
scientific views on technical communication and translation. I look in detail at
one of the latest cognitive scientific trends, namely Situated and Embodied Cognition. According to this approach, humans are creative beings who are dependent
on their physical and psychological circumstances. I provide a brief overview of
the background to situated, embodied cognition, present some of its main concepts and conclude with a number of proposals about how findings in this field
can be used to further develop research in Technical Communication and Translation Studies. In doing so, I argue that the new findings in cognitive science will
necessarily change some of the common concepts and methodological traditions
with regard to the actual text production process and competencies.- Organisation(s)
- Department for Translation Studies
- Journal
- Target: International Journal of Translation Studies
- Volume
- 22
- Pages
- 94-111,
- No. of pages
- 18
- ISSN
- 0924-1884
- Publication date
- 2010
- Peer reviewed
- Yes
- Austrian Fields of Science 2012
- 602051 Translation studies
- Portal url
- https://ucrisportal.univie.ac.at/en/publications/1f0ec788-6777-48bd-b711-f77e463645e0