Interlingual transfers and issues in translatology

Abstract Using a simple model of communication for dealing with types of interlingual transfer, the author lists the most prominent forms. The discussion shows how technology, however primitive, as welt as improvements in education, have farthered the development of the language professions. It points out that subtle relationships exist between various types of interlingual transfer and the prestige and importance accorded to them, and that local traditions also play a role. The article reverts to its point of departure and discusses the relationships between sender and message, sender and transmitter, message production and transmission, and argues that proximity and situationality are important factors which may come to play a more prominent role in future work in translatology.