COGNITIVE LINGUISTICS FOR TRANSLATION STUDIES AND TRANSLATOR TRAINING

Elena GHEORGHIŢĂ Université d’État de Moldova

Abstract

The focal topic of the article is the discussion of the links between translation studies and cognitive linguistics and of the applicability of methodology developed for cognitive linguistics in translation studies and translator training, specifically of conceptual analysis of linguistic meaning in general and in translation studies and translator training in particular. Special attention will be paid to the semantics of lingual networks, a method developed by S.Zhabotynska, which may prove helpful both in theoretical and practical studies of terminology. Keywords: cognitive linguistics, concept, conceptual analysis, ontology, knowledge, translation, translator training.