Title: Analysis of Translation from the Perspective of Cognitive Metonymy
Abstract:Cognitive linguistics assumes a constructivist view of meaning,which is located in the middle of meaning continuum and needs to be constructed by language users through their cognitive resources such ...Cognitive linguistics assumes a constructivist view of meaning,which is located in the middle of meaning continuum and needs to be constructed by language users through their cognitive resources such as reference points,metaphorical mapping,metonymy and conceptual blending.Metonymy is one of our cognitive mechanisms which can activate rich meanings in the reader's or listener's brain.By examining the construal shifts or transformation made by different translators,we can describe how translator establishes linguistic cues to activate meanings in the target text.Read More
Publication Year: 2010
Publication Date: 2010-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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