Integrarea conceptelor: un instrument pentru viitorii traducători de poezie

Conceptual integration: a tool for future poetry translators

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https://doi.org/10.35824/sjrs.v8i1.27433

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poetry, theoretical instrument, conceptual integration, translation strategies

Abstract

This paper aims to present a theoretical instrument which could help young translators in the difficult task of translating a subtle and complicated art form: poetry. Apart from the linguistic, aesthetic, and sociocultural problems, the translator also faces some other problematic points in translating poetry, namely the lack of a wider context which entangles the interpretation, and the challenges set by the compact and condensed form of a poem. In this paper we attempt to present an approach in teaching translation of poetry by using conceptual integration – a mental activity which refers to a set of cognitive operations for combining words, images, and ideas in a network of ‟mental spaces” in order to create meaning.

Author Biography

Delia Georgeta Cupurdija, University of Zagreb, Croatia

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Delia Georgeta Ćupurdija, is a lecturer at the Department of Romance studies from the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Zagreb, Croatia. She has been occupying this position since 2009. She has studied at École Supérieure d'Interprètes et de Traducteurs, Sorbonne Nouvelle Paris 3 (2005-2007) and worked as a collaborator in the same insitution. She has been part of the editorial team of the bilingual journal Verso Intercultural since its foundation in 2019. She possesses a deep understanding of language structure, usage, and development, with a proven ability to apply this knowledge to a wide range of linguistic tasks. She has translated two books and she is the author of several articles covering a wide range of topics from translations studies to linguisitcs and geocriticism.

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2025-05-15

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Cupurdija, D. G. (2025). Integrarea conceptelor: un instrument pentru viitorii traducători de poezie : Conceptual integration: a tool for future poetry translators. Swedish Journal of Romanian Studies, 8(1), 89–102. https://doi.org/10.35824/sjrs.v8i1.27433

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Vol. 8 No. 1 (2025): Swedish Journal of Romanian Studies

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Translation Studies

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