Linguacultural isomorphism / anisomorphism and synesthetic metaphor translation procedures

In this paper, we combine analytical tools of conceptual metaphor theory with the affordances corpus-based linguistics and quantitative analysis to investigate translation synesthetic metaphors found in Donna Tartt’s novels into Ukrainian. A is addressed as a linguistic expression representing sensation one modality terms another. We claim that choice procedure – retention, removal, omission, modification, or addition partly determined by linguacultural similarity (i.e. isomorphism) specificity anisomorphism) cross-sensory mappings underlie source-text targettext expressions translator’s free choice, which cannot be explained objective reasons. The obtained results show following trends. Original well conventional based on isomorphic crosssensory are mostly retained. Conventional rest anisomorphic modified removed/omitted. However, translator can choose remove/modify rests an mapping. Added usually root mappings. applied methodology minimizes subjectivity judgment differentiating between compulsory imposed specificity) strategic choices, contributes potential impact research.