CERTAINES CONSIDÉRATIONS SUR LES PARTICULARITÉS PSYCHOLINGUISTIQUES DE LA TRADUCTION ET DE L’AUTOTRADUCTION COMME PROCESSUS DE MÉDIATION CULTURELLE

Language of Publication:

French

Title in English:

SOME CONSIDERATIONS ON THE PSYCHOLINGUISTIC CHARACTERISTICS OF TRANSLATION AND SELF-TRANSLATION AS A PROCESS OF CULTURAL MEDIATION

Abstract:

In this article, we examine the psycholinguistic specificities of translation and selftranslation as processes of cultural mediation in multilingual spaces. This strategy employs a multidisciplinary approach (experimental psycholinguistics, comparative studies, discourse analysis) and focuses primarily on the Republic of Moldova, where Romanian (79.9%), Russian (11.6%), Gagauz (3.6%), Ukrainian (3.0%), Bulgarian (1.2%), Romani (0.3%), and other languages coexist. We compare all the results presented here with those relating to other multilingual societies (those of Canada, Belgium, etc.). Validated data (censuses, empirical studies) are cited to support the analysis. The article references the researchs of Grosjean, Jeanneret, Pavlenko, Kroll, Bialystok, Dewaele, and others scientists. Two tables summarize the sociolinguistic data and the comparative cognitive performance. One figure schematically
represents the linguistic distribution in Moldova, and another illustrates the brain mechanisms of bilingualism. Concrete examples (bilingual writers, educational policies) are presented. The analysis shows that translation and self-translation engage cognitive mechanisms of inhibition and control specific to bilinguals, shaping complex identity postures. These linguistic processes are strongly contextualized by the sociocultural situation (language status, language policies, interethnic contacts). In conclusion, the importance of considering these psycholinguistic dimensions in language training, cultural mediation, and understanding identity dynamics in bilingual communities is emphasized.

Keywords:

psycholinguistics, translation, self-translation, approach, mechanism, multilingual society

Pages:

121-132

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Type:

Research Paper

Field:

Translation Studies

Topic:

Language, Context, Translation

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.62413/lc.2025(2).10

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