The Arabic/English translation of King Abdullah II's speeches : a conceptual metaphor approach
The present study investigates metaphor conceptualisation in political speeches delivered by Abdullah II, King of Jordan. The study will also investigate the translatability of metaphors between English and Arabic. One aim of this research is to identify conceptual metaphors, using examples from the two chosen languages. Conceptual Metaphor Theory (CMT), developed by Lakoff and Johnson (1980a/2003), is adopted as the main theoretical framework in this study. The metaphor identification procedure (MIP), proposed by Pragglejaz Group (2007), is used to identify the metaphorical linguistic representation of these metaphors. The works of Cherteris- Black (2004) and KoÌvecses (2002, 2005) have been helpful for categorising metaphors in their domains. The source texts provide examples from different source domains, mapped onto the domain of politics: JOURNEY, BUILDING, PLANTS, ANIMALS, BURDEN, and so on. The study examines the challenges and strategies of translating conceptual metaphors in Arabic and English. This involves examination of whether the metaphorical expressions are maintained, paraphrased, illustrated, or omitted in the target texts, in light of Mandelblit (1995), Schaffner (2004), and Newmark (1981).
Almaani, Bashar Osama Saqer
The Arabic/English translation of King Abdullah II's speeches : a conceptual metaphor approach. The present study investigates metaphor conceptualisation in political speeches delivered by Abdullah II, King of Jordan. The study will also investigate the translatability of metaphors between English and Arabic. One aim of this research is to identify conceptual metaphors, using examples from the two chosen languages. Conceptual Metaphor Theory (CMT), developed by Lakoff and Johnson (1980a/2003), is adopted as the main theoretical framework in this study. The metaphor identification procedure (MIP), proposed by Pragglejaz Group (2007), is used to identify the metaphorical linguistic representation of these metaphors. The works of Cherteris- Black (2004) and KoÌvecses (2002, 2005) have been helpful for categorising metaphors in their domains. The source texts provide examples from different source domains, mapped onto the domain of politics: JOURNEY, BUILDING, PLANTS, ANIMALS, BURDEN, and so on. The study examines the challenges and strategies of translating conceptual metaphors in Arabic and English. This involves examination of whether the metaphorical expressions are maintained, paraphrased, illustrated, or omitted in the target texts, in light of Mandelblit (1995), Schaffner (2004), and Newmark (1981).
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