The metaphorical landscape of the concept of ‘untranslatability’: cultural limitations and affordances
(2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Penman, C. (2017, June). The metaphorical landscape of the concept of ‘untranslatability’: cultural limitations and affordances. Paper presented at 17th International Conference of the International Association for Languages and Intercultural Communication. Interrogating the 'Third Space': Negotiating meaning and performing 'culture'., Edinburgh
This paper considers opportunities to explore ‘inbetweeness’ in differing conceptualisations of ‘untranslatability’. Three ontological pathways will be considered as to the potential of different lexicons to capture and mediate cultural differences:... Read More about The metaphorical landscape of the concept of ‘untranslatability’: cultural limitations and affordances.