TRANSLATION OF METAPHOR IN ‘THE PAINTED VEIL’ BY W.S. MAUGHAM

Abstract

The article deals with problems of translating metaphors in fiction and the importance of preserving the image from the original text. The work focuses on connections of metaphors with the national concepts, which is associated with the pronounced associative nature of the metaphor. In the article, metaphors are considered both through the prism of stylistics and cognitive linguistics. The article proves that metaphors play a key role in shaping the expressiveness of the text, in expressing the author’s style. As a result, their translation imposes responsibility on the translator, who is faced with the task of re-expressing the original author’s intention, preserving it for the readers of the translated text. For the convenience of presenting the material, the analysis of examples in the article is systematized on the basis of thematic categories of metaphors. The study of translation of metaphors is considered in a broad cultural context, the article analyzes the methods of translating metaphors, and an attempt is made to understand the motivation of the translator when translating.