A Cognitive Study on the Translation of Conceptual Metaphorical Eswis - A Case Study of the Chinese Translation of 1984 by George Orwell
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 22112487 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Yue Ding (0000-0002-4478-1262, East China University of Science and Technology), Ding Yue, Biyu Wu (0000-0002-2612-8710, East China University of Science and Technology), Wu Biyu |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 8 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 167-176 |
| Publication date | 2020-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Linguistics and Literature Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2331-642X • E-ISSN: 2331-6438 |
| Publisher | Horizon Research Publishing Co., Ltd. (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.13189/lls.2020.080402 |
| OpenAlex | W3033645440 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 1 |
Due to the differences in conscious tendencies of the relationship between human beings and objects, the habit of using inanimate subjects of Chinese and English speaker is different. English sentences with inanimate subjects (ESWIS) bring difficulties for Chinese translation for it combines the usage of inanimate subjects and conceptual metaphors. This paper illustrates the usage of subjects and metaphors in ESWIS translation. It focuses on the interpretation of Conceptual Metaphorical ESWIS and makes analyses from the conceptual metaphor view. It is a case study which samples Conceptual Metaphorical ESWIS in the novel 1984 by George Orwell. It illustrates translation of Conceptual Metaphorical ESWIS with subjects
Art · Art history · Cognition · Conceptual metaphor · Epistemology · Linguistics · Literature · Metaphor · Sociology · Language, Metaphor, and Cognition · Philosophy · Psychology
| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |