Translation is viewed as a form of cross-cultural communication. The complexity of translation, one of the most complex things in human history, lies in the large number of delicate relationships among its relevant factors. There is always a context and the translator, a social, political and economic situation in which translation takes place, always a history from which a text emerges and into which a text is transposed. The purpose of the work is to show that awareness of sociopragmatic context is an essential requirement for the translator of a work coming from an alien culture. Thorough...

Human beings have an intrinsic need to be with people who are similar to themselves. This is because they share the same ways of doing things, the same values, and function according similar rules. When one is with people who tend to be similar, human behavior is normalized, and one's actions appear to be in accordance with those exhibited by others in one's social circle. However, sometimes it becomes apparent that the situation is somewhat more complex. When this happens, one realizes that the issues that have been taken for granted about human interaction are not necessarily the same for...