Extended Conceptual Metaphor View Applied to Translation: Some Implications in Languages for Specific Purposes
Extended Conceptual Metaphor View Applied to Translation: Some Implications in Languages for Specific Purposes

Summary/Abstract: In the research area of metaphor translation, it is necessary to move towards amore target-oriented approach that focuses on the target text, as well as the social, cultural, and historical context in which metaphor is embedded. To address this need, this paper proposes an approach to the study of metaphor in translation based on the Extended Conceptual Metaphor Theory. This recent approach presents a more pragmatic view of metaphor in which contextual factors play a determinant role. Although there have been studies that have advocated a descriptive and context-based approach to metaphor in translation, this area of research needs to be further explored. The application of the main foundations of the Extended Conceptual Metaphor Theory to the study of translation highlights different metaphor-related issues that have not yet received sufficient attention, as in the case of Languages for Specific Purposes. To illustrate this approach, this research focuses on business translatio

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