Christian Lachaud
List of John Benjamins publications for which Christian Lachaud plays a role.
Articles
2011 Are primary conceptual metaphors easier to understand than complex conceptual metaphors? An investigation of the cognitive processes in metaphor comprehension Methods and Strategies of Process Research: Integrative approaches in Translation Studies, Alvstad, Cecilia, Adelina Hild and Elisabet Tiselius (eds.), pp. 169–186
The present behavioural study explores the cognitive processing of primary and
complex conceptual metaphors during the first step of the translational process:
comprehension. According to Lakoff and Johnson (1980), primary and complex conceptual
metaphors are based on different conceptual… read more | Article
2010 The reformulation challenge in translation: Context reduces polysemy during comprehension,
but multiplies creativity during production Translation and Cognition, Shreve, Gregory M. and Erik Angelone (eds.), pp. 85–108
The present study investigates how polysemous English words are translated into Norwegian by professional translators and by bilinguals without translating expertise when presented in context versus in isolation. The effects of translating expertise on information intake as well as on the quality… read more | Article