TRANSEMIC APPROACH TO TRANSLATION AND NATION BUILDING

Abstract

It has been observed that translation, as an academic discipline, is one of the least esteemed by the public, compared with other disciplines such as law, medicine, engineering, literary and linguistic studies, sociology, mass communication, economics, etc. Paradoxically, the transfer in writing from
one language into another of message(s), information or idea(s) necessary for quality control, policy implementation and nation building will not be possible at all, without translation. Consequent upon this maxim, many scholars in this area have been working with relentless determination to formulate theories, which could not only help to explain the nature and mechanism of translation, but also facilitate its practice. Hence, this paper is designed to explore the theory of transeme as well as its practical application in facilitating translating.