ADAPTATION AS A COGNITIVE AND TRANSLATIONAL MECHANISM
Keywords:
adaptation, translation, cognitive linguistics, equivalence, cultural mediation, cognitive mechanism.Abstract
The article examines adaptation as both a cognitive and a translational mechanism that enables the translator to achieve equivalence between languages with different cultural, semantic, and structural systems. The cognitive basis of adaptation is explored through the processes of conceptual mapping, categorization, and mental modeling, while its translational manifestation is analyzed through techniques of cultural substitution, modulation, explicitation, and stylistic adjustment. The study demonstrates that adaptation serves as a bridge between linguistic and extralinguistic realities, ensuring the naturalness and communicative adequacy of translation.
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