Metaphors of translation

Tan Zaixi

doi:10.1080/09076760608669016

Metaphors of translation

Tan Zaixi^*

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The study described in the present article investigates Chinese and Western metaphors of translation that have appeared since antiquity and which illustrate the central role of metaphors in descriptions of translation. The article discusses more than 270 Chinese and English language metaphors from descriptive as well as diachronic and synchronic points of view. It analyses the issues metaphors give rise to, and offers in-depth analyses and discussions of how metaphors can provide us with insights on the ways in which we see translation.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	40-54
Number of pages	15
Journal	Perspectives: Studies in Translation Theory and Practice
Volume	14
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/09076760608669016
Publication status	Published - 20 Jun 2006

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Cultural Studies
Language and Linguistics
Linguistics and Language
Literature and Literary Theory

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Chinese metaphors
Chinese-English
History of translation
Images of translation
Metaphors of translation
Western metaphors

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