Essai de redéfinition et mise à jour des significations d’un concept Le culturème

This paper examines the evolution of a nomadic concept, the “cultureme”, with a view to upgrading the meanings revealed by recent studies pertaining to various disciplines. It will develop case studies of the formation of the concept, its definition and a number of significations it acquires in different fields of study –sociology, semiotics, pragmatics, literature, cultural studies, interculturality, linguistic and cultural translation– while emphasizing its understanding in translation studies.