translating metaphor in the perspective of cognitive linguis

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1、TranslatingMetaphorinthePerspectiveofCognitiveLinguis：从认知语言学视角下来看，隐喻是从源域向目的域的映射。隐喻是语言的一种普遍现象，体现了语言与文化的紧密联系。不同语言在隐喻使用上有很大的差异，这给隐喻的翻译带来困难。本文拟从认知语言学角度，来探讨隐喻的认知性、可翻译性及其翻译策略。　　关键词：隐喻认知翻译　　[]：H059[]：A　　[]：1002-2139(2011)-20-0162-02　　1.Introduction　　Itisbelievedincognitivesem

2、anticsthattranslationisnotsolelythesbolsfromthesourcedomaintotargetdomain,butalsoaplicatedcognitivementalactivity,ainandthetargetdomain.Thispaperetaphoronthecognitivepointofvieeetaphorhasbeenanimportantsiteforresearch;asignificantlandmarkinthisrespectetaphorsarenotjust

3、aeansoflanguage,butpoetobirthentofthehumanbeings’cognitiveability;itisthehigh-levelstageofhumanbeings’cognitivedevelopmentandespeciallyitisthenecessaryabilityforhumanbeingstoobserveabstractthings.”(Zhao,2001)Fauconnier(1998)pointsoutthat“mappingsbetainsareattheheartoft

4、heuniquehumancognitivefacultyofproducing,transferring,andprocessingmeaning”.Manyabstractconceptsareorganizedagesbyusingmetaphor.　　3.TranslatabilityofMetaphor　　Incognitivelinguistics,metaphorisairrorsculturalcharacteristicsandunity(Zhang,2010).Translatingmetaphormeanstr

5、anslatingtheconnotationoftingtheculturalimagestothelargestextent.　　Ashumanhavesomethinginmoninphysiologyandpsychology,variousnationsobtainsimilarexperiencetoalargeextenttotheidenticalobjectiveetaphorindifferentlanguages.Forinstance,castleintheairhasareciprocalidiominCh

6、inese“空中楼阁”.　　Asmetaphorindifferentculturesmayhavesimilarityanddifference,one’sunderstandingofmetaphorisrealizedthroughthemappingfromasourcedomaintoatargetdomain.Itisakeyfactorforasuccessfultranslationofamappingtoachievecognitiveequity,akeuseofappropriatetranslatingstr

7、ategies.　　4.TranslatingStrategiesofMetaphor　　InhisbookApproachestoTranslation,Neark(1981)putmetaphorintosixcategoriesandofferedsevenetaphoraccordingtohisoingstrategyandthetransplantingstrategy.　　EquityStrategy.Differentnationshavegreatsimilaritiesinexperienceandcogniti

8、veunderstanding,akesitpossibletotranslate.ThemetaphoricalconceptTIMEISMONEYple.Basedonit,manyexpressionsturnup:Youare