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Towards an Analytical Framework for Self-Translator’s Social Identity: The Case of Margosyan

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Towards an Analytical Framework for Self-Translator’s Social Identity: The Case of Margosyan

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This study aims to examine the self-translation process based on the social identity of the translator. While self-translation is often associated with diaspora and transnational contexts in the translation studies literature, this study demonstrates that the practice of self-translation also exists within a national context. Accordingly, the study proposes an analytical framework for analysing the projections of the self-translator's social identity in the self-translation process. As the case study, the self-translation practices of Mıgırdiç Margosyan, a self-translator from the Armenian community, were chosen and analysed based on the Social Identity Approach and Social Identity Complexity Theory. The dataset consists of self-translation texts as well as paratexts that reveal the translator's identity. The analysis revealed that the strong identification of the self-translator with his ethnic membership and his low level of social identity complexity operate through the translation strategies adopted in self-translation. In this context, self-translation is considered an identity management practice, and the self-translation strategies applied are evaluated as micro-identity management strategies. Moreover, it has been shown that the relationship the self-translator establishes with the Turkish language used in the self-translated texts functions not as an indicator of assimilation, but rather as a space where ethnic identity is represented and made visible. These findings demonstrate that analysing self-translation through the lens of translator social identity, group belonging, and identity management processes offers an explanatory and expandable analytical basis for translator-centered approaches in the field of Translator Studies.

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Kaynakça

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Ayrıntılar

Birincil Dil

İngilizce

Konular

Çeviri ve Yorum Çalışmaları

Bölüm

Araştırma Makalesi

Yayımlanma Tarihi

24 Temmuz 2026

Gönderilme Tarihi

29 Ocak 2026

Kabul Tarihi

11 Mayıs 2026

Yayımlandığı Sayı

Yıl 2026 Sayı: 40

Kaynak Göster

APA
Emirkadı, E., & Okyayuz, A. Ş. (2026). Towards an Analytical Framework for Self-Translator’s Social Identity: The Case of Margosyan. Çeviribilim ve Uygulamaları Dergisi, 40, 127-151. https://doi.org/10.37599/ceviri.1874279
AMA
1.Emirkadı E, Okyayuz AŞ. Towards an Analytical Framework for Self-Translator’s Social Identity: The Case of Margosyan. Çeviribilim ve Uygulamaları Dergisi. 2026;(40):127-151. doi:10.37599/ceviri.1874279
Chicago
Emirkadı, Ezginaz, ve A. Şirin Okyayuz. 2026. “Towards an Analytical Framework for Self-Translator’s Social Identity: The Case of Margosyan”. Çeviribilim ve Uygulamaları Dergisi, sy 40: 127-51. https://doi.org/10.37599/ceviri.1874279.
EndNote
Emirkadı E, Okyayuz AŞ (01 Temmuz 2026) Towards an Analytical Framework for Self-Translator’s Social Identity: The Case of Margosyan. Çeviribilim ve Uygulamaları Dergisi 40 127–151.
IEEE
[1]E. Emirkadı ve A. Ş. Okyayuz, “Towards an Analytical Framework for Self-Translator’s Social Identity: The Case of Margosyan”, Çeviribilim ve Uygulamaları Dergisi, sy 40, ss. 127–151, Tem. 2026, doi: 10.37599/ceviri.1874279.
ISNAD
Emirkadı, Ezginaz - Okyayuz, A. Şirin. “Towards an Analytical Framework for Self-Translator’s Social Identity: The Case of Margosyan”. Çeviribilim ve Uygulamaları Dergisi. 40 (01 Temmuz 2026): 127-151. https://doi.org/10.37599/ceviri.1874279.
JAMA
1.Emirkadı E, Okyayuz AŞ. Towards an Analytical Framework for Self-Translator’s Social Identity: The Case of Margosyan. Çeviribilim ve Uygulamaları Dergisi. 2026;:127–151.
MLA
Emirkadı, Ezginaz, ve A. Şirin Okyayuz. “Towards an Analytical Framework for Self-Translator’s Social Identity: The Case of Margosyan”. Çeviribilim ve Uygulamaları Dergisi, sy 40, Temmuz 2026, ss. 127-51, doi:10.37599/ceviri.1874279.
Vancouver
1.Ezginaz Emirkadı, A. Şirin Okyayuz. Towards an Analytical Framework for Self-Translator’s Social Identity: The Case of Margosyan. Çeviribilim ve Uygulamaları Dergisi. 01 Temmuz 2026;(40):127-51. doi:10.37599/ceviri.1874279