Bases epistemológicas e paradigmáticas para pesquisas empírico-experimentais sobre competência tradutória: Uma reflexão crítica

Abstract

This article considers translation from the perspective of appliable linguistics and aims at discussing the epistemological and paradigmaticbases that support research on translation competence. To achieve thisend, it first discusses the epistemological and paradigmatic bases of studies on translation as a cognitive activity (O'Brien 2013, Alves 2015). Next, it analyses the models of translation competence proposed by PACTE (1998,2003), Gonçalves (2003/2005) and Alves and Gonçalves (2007) to reflect critically on the relationship between these models and some closely related disciplines, namely, cognitive science and expertise studies. As a way ofconclusion, the article argues for a view of human cognition as situated, embodied action to account for the dynamic and complex processes which characterize translation competence. By doing that, the article hopes toplace translation competence within a broader model of language thathas the potential to be applied to concrete problems.