Translation is a social function of

Translation is a social
function of communicative mediation
between people, who use different
language systems. This function is carried
out as a psychophysical activity of a
bilingual person aimed at the reflection of
reality on the basis of his (her) individual
abilities as an interpreter, accomplishing – 287 –
Yaroslav V. Sokolovsky. On the Linguistic Definition of Translation
transition from one semiotic system to
another with the purpose of equivalent, i.e.
maximally complete, but always partial
transmission of a system of meanings,
contained in a source message, from one
communicant to another