Document Type : Research Paper
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1 Master's student in Arabic language translation
2 Associate Professor in the Department of Arabic Language and Literature at Semnan University
3 Associate Professor of Arabic Language and Literature, Semnan University
Abstract
The conceptual metaphor, an emerging term in cognitive linguistics, facilitates the understanding of one conceptual domain in terms of another. This study aims to investigate the conceptual metaphors present in the *Sahifa Sajjadiyya* and analyze two prominent translations of this text by Hossein Ansarian and Abdul Mohammad Ayati, focusing on the translators’ attention to these metaphors. A total of 296 conceptual metaphors were identified in the *Sahifa Sajjadiyya* based on the principles outlined by Lakoff and Johnson. This research examines selected examples where the translators’ approaches to rendering these metaphors, viewed through the lens of source-oriented and target-oriented strategies, are distinctly evident. Grounded in Lakoff and Johnson’s theory of conceptual metaphors, the study evaluates the impact of source-oriented and target-oriented approaches on the translation of these metaphors. Employing an analytical-descriptive method, the selected conceptual metaphors were categorized based on distinct source domains. The findings indicate that ontological metaphors were the most frequent among the identified types. Both translators utilized source-oriented and target-oriented approaches to convey the conceptual metaphors from the source language to the target language. However, Ayati’s approach often prioritized fidelity to the target language’s structure, occasionally reproducing expressions without specific translation, which in some instances hindered the accurate transfer of conceptual metaphors. In contrast, Ansarian’s method more effectively conveyed the conceptual metaphors in the target language. Overall, Ansarian’s translation aligns more closely with the principles of conceptual metaphors, rendering his approach more successful.
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