Abstract:

This paper, grounded in Marxist view of practice, explores the interaction between subject and object in the process of translation practice. It argues that each stage of translation practice — source text (ST) selection, target text (TT) production, and TT reception — involves a bidirectional movement of subjectification and objectification. Translation practice is a dynamic process where the composite subject of these stages interacts with the composite object through a mediator system. The subject of each subsequent stage takes the outcome of the preceding stage as its object and generates a new outcome that serve as the object for the subject of the following stage. Every translation practice thus unfolds as a dynamic system that develops from ST selection to TT production and TT reception. The ST selector, TT producer, and TT receiver, all integral subjects within this system, jointly facilitate the reproduction of ideas and enable the cross-cultural migration of heterogeneous concepts from the source culture.

Key words: translation practice, subjectification, objectification, Marxist view of practice