Studying Scientific Metaphor in Translation - An Inquiry Into Cross-Lingual Translation Practices

Studying Scientific Metaphor in Translation presents a multilingual examination of the translation of metaphors. Mark Shuttleworth explores this facet of translation and provides a data-driven and theoretically informed picture of the processes that underpin metaphor translation.

List of contents

Introduction
Chapter 1 Metaphor in scientific thought and writing
Chapter 2 Translating Scientific American
Chapter 3 Metaphor and translation
Chapter 4 Macro-level metaphors
Interlude One Metaphors of nature
Chapter 5 Intuitive classifications of metaphor
Interlude Two Metaphors of genetics
Chapter 6 Provenance – Lakoff and Johnson’s metaphor types
Chapter 7 Conclusion

About the author

Mark Shuttleworth is Senior Lecturer at University College London, UK.

Summary

Studying Scientific Metaphor in Translation presents a multilingual examination of the translation of metaphors. Mark Shuttleworth explores this facet of translation and provides a data-driven and theoretically informed picture of the processes that underpin metaphor translation.

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"This book offers an interdisciplinary, multilingual, and data-rich investigation of how different types of metaphor are translated in scientific discourse. A treasure trove for scholars and students in both translation studies and metaphor studies which has long been overdue." —Lettie Dorst, Leiden University, The Netherlands

Product details

• Authors: Mark Shuttleworth, Mark (University College London Shuttleworth, Shuttleworth Mark
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 24.03.2017
• EAN: 9781138934313
• ISBN: 978-1-138-93431-3
• No. of pages: 226
• Series: Routledge Advances in Translation and Interpreting Studies; Routledge Advances in Translat; Routledge Advances in Translation and Interpreting Studies
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > Other languages / Other literatures; LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Translating & Interpreting, Translation & interpretation, Translation and interpretation