Cognitive Interpretation and Strategic Study of the English Translation of Metaphors in Political Discourse from a Conceptual Integration Perspective
As a cognitive phenomenon,metaphor plays a pivotal role in political discourse.This study examines the English translation of metaphors in the Chinese and English version of XI Jinping:The Governance of China,Volume Ⅱ,using the conceptual integration theory.The findings suggest that metaphorical translation is a dynamic process of conceptual integration;an intricate interplay exists among CIT translation network types,counterpart projection methods and translation strategies.Multiple factors such as language and cultural psychology lead to adoption of different translation strategies,reflecting varying cognitive processes.
conceptual integrationPolitical DiscourseEnglish translation of metaphorstranslation strategies