1st Edition

Metaphor Translation in Popular Science From Minds to Languages

By Sui He Copyright 2025
226 Pages 12 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

226 Pages 12 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

226 Pages 12 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

This book explores the intersection of metaphor studies and translation studies, specifically focusing on popular scientific articles. The volume complements existing work on conceptual metaphor theory in translation by aligning it with conceptual blending theory to demonstrate how an integrated approach offers a more expansive understanding of the cognitive and linguistic dimensions of... Read more

 

Contents

 

List of Figures

Foreword

Preface

Acknowledgements

List of Abbreviations

Chapter 1. Introduction

Chapter 2. Mind the Language: Metaphor in Translation

Chapter 3. Setting the Scene: Metaphor in Popular Science Translation

Chapter 4. Towards a Cogno-textual Descriptive Method

Chapter 5. Provenance: Categorising Metaphors

Chapter 6. Projection: Dismantling Metaphors

Chapter 7. Conclusion

Appendix

Index

Biography

Sui He is Lecturer in Chinese– English Translation and Interpretation at Swansea University, UK.