THE INTERPRETATION OF METAPHORS AND PHRASEOLOGICAL UNITS IN SIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETING

This article examines the interpretation of metaphors and phraseological units in sign language interpreting, with particular attention to semantic transformation processes that occur when verbal expressions are rendered into a visual-gestural modality. Metaphors and phraseological units represent some of the most culturally and cognitively complex elements of verbal language, often lacking direct equivalents in sign languages. The study explores how interpreters negotiate meaning through semantic reduction, expansion, compensation, and reinterpretation to achieve communicative adequacy. Drawing on theories of translation studies, cognitive linguistics, and sign language linguistics, the article analyzes the challenges associated with figurative language and highlights the role of contextual and extralinguistic factors in shaping interpretation strategies. The findings demonstrate that successful sign language interpretation of metaphors and idioms depends not on formal equivalence but on functional and pragmatic meaning transfer, ensuring accessibility and comprehension for Deaf audiences本文聚焦手语传译（sign language interpreting）中的隐喻与熟语（phraseological units）传译议题，重点探讨将口头表达转化为视觉-手势模态（visual-gestural modality）时所涉及的语义转换过程。隐喻与熟语是口头语言中文化与认知复杂度最高的元素之一，在手语体系中往往缺乏直接对应表达。本研究探讨传译员如何通过语义缩减、语义扩充、补偿及重新阐释等策略，达成交际充分性（communicative adequacy）。本文依托翻译学、认知语言学及手语语言学的相关理论，分析了修辞性语言传译所面临的各类挑战，并着重阐明语境与超语言因素对传译策略塑造的关键作用。研究结果表明，要实现隐喻与熟语的高效手语传译，并非依赖形式对等（formal equivalence），而是需达成功能层面与语用层面的意义传递，以此保障聋人受众的信息可及性与理解效果。