Carrying Across or Pulling down? Understanding Translation through its Metaphors: A Cross-linguistic Perspective
The paper investigates how translation is conceptualised through metaphors employed in academic texts in English and Lithuanian focusing on translation problems. As established by previous research, metaphors are tools of rendering abstract thought in terms of more concrete experiences. The methodo...
Main Author: | Inesa Šeškauskienė |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Vilnius University
2020-10-01
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Series: | Respectus Philologicus |
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Online Access: | https://www.journals.vu.lt/respectus-philologicus/article/view/16544 |
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