sovracostruito

English translation: superstructural components / elements of conscience

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Italian term or phrase:sovracostruito
English translation:superstructural components / elements of conscience
Entered by: Umberto Cassano

17:53 Dec 8, 2011
Italian to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Philosophy
Italian term or phrase: sovracostruito
Mi interessa una possibile traduzione di questo termine nell'ambito della teoria della cultura di Jurij Lotman; il senso mi è chiaro, ma se esiste un termine di registro analogo sarebbe meglio.
"La centralità e la funzione prioritaria della lingua naturale all’interno della cultura saranno da Lotman continuamente ribadite. Già ne La struttura del testo poetico, del '70, Lotman aveva differenziato l'esistenza del linguaggio naturale da quello delle lingue secondarie che sono “strutture comunicative che crescono sul livello linguistico naturale (mito, religione)” (Lotman 1970, p.15) e aveva affermato che “in quanto la coscienza dell’uomo è coscienza linguistica, tutti gli aspetti dei modelli sovracostruiti sulla coscienza, fra cui l’arte, possono essere definiti come sistemi secondari di simulazione” "
Francesco D'Arcangeli
Italy
Local time: 15:21
superstructural components / elements of conscience
Explanation:
Direi così, trasforma il participio in aggettivo e aggiungi un sostantivo (components / elements)

http://www.google.it/webhp?hl=it#q="superstructural elements...
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Umberto Cassano
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Summary of answers provided
4 +2superstructural components / elements of conscience
Umberto Cassano
4constructed on top of
James (Jim) Davis
4constructed on (the basis of)
Michael Brennen
3built around
Daniel Frisano


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built around


Explanation:
userei 'around', più che l'immediato 'upon', per dare un'idea di racchiudere, conglobare

Daniel Frisano
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superstructural components / elements of conscience


Explanation:
Direi così, trasforma il participio in aggettivo e aggiungi un sostantivo (components / elements)

http://www.google.it/webhp?hl=it#q="superstructural elements...

Umberto Cassano
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constructed on top of


Explanation:
insofar as the conscious awareness of man is linguistic awareness (or consciousness), all those aspects of the models constructed on top of that awareness, including art....

The Italian looks as if it has been translated too literally faithfully from Russian, but I don't know Russian.

religione)” (Lotman 1970, p.15) e aveva affermato che “in quanto la coscienza dell’uomo è coscienza linguistica, tutti gli aspetti dei modelli sovracostruiti sulla coscienza, fra cui l’arte, possono essere definiti come sistemi secondari di simulazione

James (Jim) Davis
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constructed on (the basis of)


Explanation:
I would tend toward either simply "constructed on" or the longer phrase; both are frequently found in philosophical texts.


    Reference: http://www.orestesbrownson.com/371.html
    Reference: http://www.friesian.com/kant.htm
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