Essays about: "translation of metaphors"

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1. 1. Translating Metaphors An Analysis of the Translation of Conceptual Metaphors from English to Swedish in an Academic Text

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för språk (SPR)

   Author : Patricia Loggarfve; [2023]
   Keywords : Conceptual metaphor; metaphor; metonymy; personification; translation studies; translation theory;

   Abstract : This essay investigates the author’s translation of a non-fiction text about literary theory. The study examines the metaphors found in the original text and how they have been translated from English to Swedish.  The analysis uses Lakoff and Johnson’s (1980) description of conceptual metaphors to categorize the metaphors found in the text. READ MORE

3. 2. Embracing metaphors in translation : A study on the translation of embodied metaphors in a nature book

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för språk (SPR)

   Author : Linda Gars; [2023]
   Keywords : English Swedish; metaphor translation; translation strategies; embodied metaphors; orientational metaphors; ontological metaphors;

   Abstract : This study focuses on the translation of metaphors with a special focus on embodied metaphors. It is based on Newmark’s (1981:84−91) translation strategies and uses chapter 15, “Currents and Tides”, from Tristan Gooley’s nature book How to Read Water, Clues & Patterns from Puddles to the Sea (2016) as corpus for metaphor translation analysis. READ MORE

4. 3. Translation strategies for figurative language in non-fiction : Translating metaphors, idioms, and phrasal verbs from English to Swedish

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för språk (SPR)

   Author : Vicky Taylor; [2022]
   Keywords : figurative language; translation; conceptual metaphors; idioms; phrasal verbs; translation strategies; literal translation; transference; meaning translation; omission; addition; Swedish; English;

   Abstract : This thesis examines translation strategies for translating figurative language with a focus on metaphors, idioms, and phrasal verbs. Translators often state that figurative language presents challenges in the translation process. This is mainly because the translator must consider the language’s pragmatic, cognitive, and aesthetic functions. READ MORE

5. 4. A Study of the Translation of H.P Lovecraft’s Usage of Religious Metaphors in The Shadow over Innsmouth

   University essay from Högskolan Dalarna/Institutionen för språk, litteratur och lärande

   Author : Juuso Mäki; [2022]
   Keywords : Translation; Lovecraft; Metaphor; Japanese English translation; Equivalent; Religious metaphor;

   Abstract : The Shadow Over Innsmouth is a book written by H.P Lovecraft and is one of the first books in the genre of cosmic horror. The book has been translated several times by different translators from English to Japanese. READ MORE

6. 5. Translating metaphors : an English to Swedish translation analysis based on conceptual metaphor theory

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för språk (SPR)

   Author : Emely Blixt; [2022]
   Keywords : Translation studies; conceptual metaphor; metonymy; translation process;

   Abstract : This paper analyzes the author’s own translation of a metaphor dense non-fiction text and investigates how metaphors have been translated from English to Swedish. The analysis mainly draws on Schäffner’s 2004 study that views metaphors on two levels, micro and macro, and Newmark’s 1981 prescriptive framework. READ MORE