@article{article_1551604, title={Multimodal Change in Translation Studies: Transcending the Boundaries}, journal={IU Journal of Translation Studies}, pages={277–290}, year={2025}, DOI={10.26650/iujts.2025.1551604}, author={Balaman, Sevda}, keywords={audio-visual translation, mode, multimodality, non-verbal modalities, social semiotics}, abstract={Upon recognizing the changing landscape of the communication register in the modern era with the burgeoning impacts of emerging technologies, the scope of translation research has been redefined in a way that embraces the prominence of non-verbal modes, alongside the linguistic code in meaning-construction. In this sense, the multimodality concept has increasingly received attention as an indispensable component of the meaning-transfer process, and its bidirectional connection with Translation Studies has been specially emphasized as a new research avenue to capture a clear image of the convergence in these fields. However, there exists a dearth of studies in the related literature, specifically devoted to the functionality of multimodal cohesion in translations. With this in mind, in light of previous research, this review study seeks to determine (a) how the phenomenon of multimodality locates itself in translation, (b) how it structures the extent of translatology research, (c) how multimodal texts are deciphered with reference to well-established transcribing methods, and (d) the current directions that the trans lation research in this paradigm is moving towards. For all these purposes, starting with an in-depth elaboration of conceptual issues by addressing the underlying core theories, in the methodology section of this paper, a number of theoretical frameworks used in different genres were presented to specify how a multimodal message is best transferred. Overall, this study can add new dimensions to this discipline by enabling translators to gain more awareness of the multimodal stratification of texts and the relevant translation methods.}, number={22}, publisher={Istanbul University}