دراسات
Volume 15, Numéro 1, Pages 1207-1220
2026-06-09

Cognitive-based Translation Analysis

Authors : Bencherki Nasserlah . Belehia Tahar .

Abstract

Abstract: This paper aims at using a cognitive approach to analyze the translation of the metaphor known as "extended metaphor ". The used cognitive approach was developed by the French researcher Gilles Fauconnier, based in America, and called "cognitive blending ". He conceived it with his American colleague Mark Turner. This cognitive analysis is hoped to yield at least two benefits: the first one, it will provide the translator with a new tool to critically analyze the translation of the metaphor itself; and the second one, it will enable the translator to broaden his understanding of the metaphor within the original text, thereby enhancing the translation process and ultimately achieving the goal that modern translation studies aspire to: that is a powerful tool to interpret meanings, not merely transmitting them. Key Words Cognitive approach, extended metaphor, cognitive blending, conceptual space

Keywords

Key Words Cognitive approach, extended metaphor, cognitive blending, conceptual space