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Shifting Meanings, Shifting Borders: The Evolution, Current Uses and Translation of Migration Terms in Türkiye

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Shifting Meanings, Shifting Borders: The Evolution, Current Uses and Translation of Migration Terms in Türkiye

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Migration-related terminology in Türkiye has undergone rapid transformation, particularly since the mass arrival of Syrian refugees after 2011, leading to intensified discursive and translational contestation. This article examines the cross-linguistic circulation and transformation of migration-related concepts between English and Turkish through a socioterminological and conceptual-historical lens. Moving beyond text-bound analyses, it conceptualizes translation as a social practice participating in the reconfiguration of knowledge across linguistic and institutional contexts. Drawing on Gaudin’s socioterminology and insights from conceptual history, the study investigates how key migration terms are reshaped as they travel across academic, institutional, and media domains. Combining qualitative analysis with small-scale corpus evidence drawn from institutional, academic, and media texts, the article demonstrates that translation contributes to the recontextualization of migration discourse. The findings show that conceptual meanings are negotiated across contexts, highlighting the role of institutions and discourse communities in mediating between international frameworks and local socio-political realities.

Anahtar Kelimeler

migration terminology, socioterminology, conceptual change, translation of migration terms, corpus-informed analysis, Türkiye

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Kaynak Göster

APA
Erdoğan, Ö. B. (2026). Shifting Meanings, Shifting Borders: The Evolution, Current Uses and Translation of Migration Terms in Türkiye. Söylem Filoloji Dergisi, 11(3), 1858-1879. https://doi.org/10.29110/soylemdergi.1983075
AMA
1.Erdoğan ÖB. Shifting Meanings, Shifting Borders: The Evolution, Current Uses and Translation of Migration Terms in Türkiye. Söylem. 2026;11(3):1858-1879. doi:10.29110/soylemdergi.1983075
Chicago
Erdoğan, Özgür Bülent. 2026. “Shifting Meanings, Shifting Borders: The Evolution, Current Uses and Translation of Migration Terms in Türkiye”. Söylem Filoloji Dergisi 11 (3): 1858-79. https://doi.org/10.29110/soylemdergi.1983075.
EndNote
Erdoğan ÖB (01 Eylül 2026) Shifting Meanings, Shifting Borders: The Evolution, Current Uses and Translation of Migration Terms in Türkiye. Söylem Filoloji Dergisi 11 3 1858–1879.
IEEE
[1]Ö. B. Erdoğan, “Shifting Meanings, Shifting Borders: The Evolution, Current Uses and Translation of Migration Terms in Türkiye”, Söylem, c. 11, sy 3, ss. 1858–1879, Eyl. 2026, doi: 10.29110/soylemdergi.1983075.
ISNAD
Erdoğan, Özgür Bülent. “Shifting Meanings, Shifting Borders: The Evolution, Current Uses and Translation of Migration Terms in Türkiye”. Söylem Filoloji Dergisi 11/3 (01 Eylül 2026): 1858-1879. https://doi.org/10.29110/soylemdergi.1983075.
JAMA
1.Erdoğan ÖB. Shifting Meanings, Shifting Borders: The Evolution, Current Uses and Translation of Migration Terms in Türkiye. Söylem. 2026;11:1858–1879.
MLA
Erdoğan, Özgür Bülent. “Shifting Meanings, Shifting Borders: The Evolution, Current Uses and Translation of Migration Terms in Türkiye”. Söylem Filoloji Dergisi, c. 11, sy 3, Eylül 2026, ss. 1858-79, doi:10.29110/soylemdergi.1983075.
Vancouver
1.Özgür Bülent Erdoğan. Shifting Meanings, Shifting Borders: The Evolution, Current Uses and Translation of Migration Terms in Türkiye. Söylem. 01 Eylül 2026;11(3):1858-79. doi:10.29110/soylemdergi.1983075