Translation as an interlingual unit (on the example of media texts of the Republic of Mordovia)
Introduction . In modern conditions, when in the field of studying national and interethnic relations, the development of problems of reviving the cultural traditions of the peoples of Russia has come to the fore, translation studies acquire a general scientific socio-cultural significance, and media texts, in which translation skills are traced, confirm this . The purpose of this article is to study the theory of translation and analyze its forms, types, methods, genres, themes, and image system in the media texts of the regional mass media of the Republic of Mordovia in Russian and Mordovian (Moksha, Erzya) languages. Materials and methods . The theoretical basis of the scientific article contains observations of the works of researchers on the problems of translation V.N. Komissarov, L.K. Latyshev, N.Y. Severova, E.M. Pyreskina; on the consideration of ethno-cultural topics in the information space of the region - S.A. Rzhanova, L.D. Dryakhlova, L.N. Makarkina, S.V. Pivkina and other authors. The practical part reflects the results of the work of regional journalists in different types of media. In the course of the study, the method of comparative analysis was used. Research results, discussion. The article focuses on such issues as: the study of the main trends in the development of the translation process; the definition of the features of translation from Russian into Mordovian languages, from Mordovian languages into Russian; the identification of typical artistic means used by journalists-translators in order to comprehend and display reality. The material of the scientific work, along with the comparison of theoretical approaches in relation to the concepts of “translationˮ and “translation processˮ, contains examples of the presentation of translated media texts in different media outlets in the region. Conclusion. Thus, the results of the analysis of the state of the translation process in Mordovia were obtained, and effective tools of journalists-translators were identified, which allow preserving the “national colourˮ in the structure of the transmitted information.