1. Introduction

This article introduces the "Way construction" in English and its position in construction grammar, pointing out its syntactic structure and construction meaning, including "means meaning" and "way meaning". At the same time, it is pointed out that there is a lack of expression in Chinese that directly corresponds to the way construction, which poses a challenge for translation. The article also mentioned the research on uniqueness terms in the field of translation studies, especially the hypothesis of "reduced uniqueness terms in the target language", and pointed out the need for empirical data to verify this hypothesis. Finally, three research questions were proposed with the aim of exploring the translation features, patterns, and cognitive rationale of English way constructions through corpus empirical research.

2. Theoretical basis and research methods

Introduced the construction topology translation theory, combined with the construction topology translation theory and topology translation ideas, emphasizing that translation is the process of cognitive integration of the original text and target language construction by the translator under the guidance of topology principles. Topological construction involves stable correspondences between the structural elements of the original text and the target language, such as time, space, argument roles, etc. It has a cloze feature that promotes the reorganization of concepts and elements according to their structure and connection. During the translation process, the translator selects topological elements and generates new translation structures through cognitive integration processing such as concatenation, completion, expansion, and association. The study is based on a corpus and uses Wordsmith Tools 8.0 and BFSU ParaConc 1.2.1 tools to retrieve, analyze, and statistically analyze the way constructions in FLOB, COTE, and Yan English Chinese parallel corpora. The aim is to verify the uniqueness of English way constructions in translating English, describe and explain the English Chinese translation characteristics of way constructions, and reveal their cognitive patterns.

3. Data analysis and discussion

Research has shown that the way construction has a low encoding rate in the output of second language learners, indicating insufficient conceptualization of such motor events by learners. Through the analysis of monolingual comparable corpora, it was found that the frequency of way constructions in translated English is significantly lower than that in original English, supporting it as a unique term in the target language. The reason for the reduction may be related to the lack of the 'way' construct in the translator's bilingual psychological dictionary, or due to the absence of a structure corresponding to the 'way' construct in the source language. The reduction of the way construction may affect the naturalness and authenticity of the translated text, and it is recommended to strengthen relevant training in translation teaching. In English Chinese parallel corpora, the 'way' construction mainly expresses the meaning of 'means', and its Chinese translation presents various syntactic structures, including verb verb phrases, directional phrases, prepositional phrases, verb object structures, prepositional phrases, and continuous sentences. The cognitive basis for these translation choices lies in the construction topology translation theory, which refers to the cognitive integration of the original and target language constructions by translators under the guidance of topological principles.

4. Topology Translation Integration of Way Constructions

Explored the topological translation integration of the way construction in English Chinese translation, emphasizing the balance between "variation" and "invariance" in translation. By analyzing the way construction translations in the corpus, the topological elements of Chinese translation construction are summarized, and three types of topological translation integration are identified: single domain domestication, single domain foreignization, and dual domain integration. Single domain domestication focuses on the semantic framework of the target language structure, emphasizing the naturalness and acceptability of the translation, but may lead to the loss of the original text's structural meaning. Dual domain integration preserves the original structural meaning while utilizing the Chinese semantic framework for cognitive restructuring, effectively reproducing the semantic features and pragmatic effects of the way structure. Single domain alienation maximizes the restoration of the original form and content, but may make it difficult for the translation to accurately convey the original meaning. Through comparative analysis, the author believes that dual domain integration is a more effective translation strategy that can better convey the semantic and rhetorical effects of the original text.

5. Conclusion

This chapter is based on the construction topology translation perspective and uses corpus data to analyze the use of English way constructions in translation. The study revealed the reduction phenomenon of the way construction in translated texts, as well as six syntactic structures in which the way construction serves as a unique term in the source language during the English to Chinese translation process. The study also explored the topological elements involved in the translation of way constructions into Chinese, including subject, motion, means, path, starting point, goal, and result, which are shared semantic elements of displacement events between English and Chinese. Translators exhibit a preference for structural integration types when translating, with single domain domestication being the most common. The study emphasizes the importance of special construction translation and points out that the construction topology translation view provides a new perspective for translation practice and teaching. At the same time, the limitations of the research were pointed out, such as the limitations of corpus capacity and language types, as well as the need for further research on the translation features and patterns of way constructions.