TITLE:
The Application of Cognitive Linguistic Theories to English-Chinese Translation
AUTHORS:
Xiaogen Liao
KEYWORDS:
Cognitive Linguistics, Cognitive Translatology, Translation Process, English-Chinese Translation
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Modern Linguistics,
Vol.8 No.3,
June
27,
2018
ABSTRACT: In recent years, Cognitive Translatology, a new frontier subject, has been established after the interaction of Cognitive Linguistics with Translatology. Aiming to further the development of Cognitive Translatology, this paper investigates the application of major theories in cognitive linguistics to Chinese-English translation practice, including Prototype Category Theory, Conceptual Metaphor Theory, Conceptual Metonymy Theory, Iconicity Theory and Figure-Ground Theory. It is found that these theories have strong explanatory power and instructive significance for translation practice.