Year: 2017
Type: article
Abstract: The translation of metaphor has always occupied the minds of scholars.Given that metaphors are culture-specific, a number of approaches and strategies have been suggested to translate this figure of speech.This study tackles the issue of translating metaphors from a cultural perspective that merges Dickins's (2005) metaphor typology (lexicalized and non-lexicalized metaphors) with Venuti's (1995) foreignization and domestication translation strategies.The aim is to explore the relation between metaphor type and the translation strategy.Examples from Khaled Hossieni's novel And the Mountains Echoed (2013) are checked according to the suggested theoretical framework against two Arabic translations done by professional translators.The data are analyzed to examine the translation strategy preference of the translators and the effect of their decisions on the way the target reader receives the metaphor.The study concludes that the type of metaphor used in a literary text helps the translator decide on the most adequate way to translate it.Domestication is the most adequate way to deal with lexicalized metaphors, whereas foreignization is a preferred strategy when it comes to non-lexicalized metaphors.
Source: صحيفة الألسن
Author: سما داوود
Institution: Misr International University
Language: Arabic
Subfield: Language and Linguistics
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W3040038023