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So, what have you been reading recently? | ๐Ÿ“š Weekly book discussion, review, and recommendations thread, June 14th, 2026 (thelemmy.club)
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[โ€“] 10 points 3 months ago* (4 children)

Does anybody know a book that explores translation? I know that Stalin talks about language and how it relates to culture and nations, but I don't know if there's any book that specifically talks about the social part of translation.

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  • [โ€“] 3 points 3 months ago* (2 children)

    Marxism and Problems of Linguistics, 1950.

    Marxism and the National Question, 1913, specifically when he talks about language on The Nation:

    What distinguishes a national community from a state community? The fact, among others, that a national community is inconceivable without a common language, while a state need not have a common language.

    I got those books from the ProleWiki article on Language.

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