Plural Temporalities and Composite Space: A Spatiotemporal Interpretation of Translator Studies

Translator distribution exhibits both temporality and spatiality, revealing the interaction between the multilayered time and the composite space. The spatiotemporal distribution of translators demonstrates the negotiation of plural temporalities and the shaping and driving effects of power attributes, knowledge productivity, and emotional affiliation of the space. From the temporal dimension, the polarized distribution of translators reflects the simultaneous presence of geographical advantages, the spirit of space and historical opportunities. Geographical time lays the geographic foundation, social time cultivates the spirit of space, and individual time generates historical opportunities. From the spatial dimension, the distribution of translators reflects the conspiracy of power, knowledge production, and emotion in space. Changes in power reshape spatial cognition and behavior, triggering massive generation of translators. Knowledge production drives translator aggregation, while the local identity and topophilia influence the pattern of translator mobility. In a word, the interaction between the multilayered time and the composite space jointly contributes to the translator distribution in spectific spatiotemporal context.