2013•Journal of Language Teaching and ResearchOpen access

Cultural Functions in the Translation of Metaphor

Lulu Wang

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Metaphor has been studied for over two thousand years.Modern science has broadened the field of metaphorical study.This thesis attempts to probe into the translation of metaphor from a cultural perspective by analyzing and identifying its cultural connotations so that we could possibly seek for appropriate translation strategies.

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Key concepts: Metaphor, Translation (biology), Cognitive science, Psychology, Linguistics, Chemistry, Philosophy, Biochemistry