This study takes a cognitive theoretic perspective of communication to help both advertising designers and translators produce persuasive, faithful and optimally relevant advertisements. Our main argument is that Relevance Theory (RT), developed by Sperber and Wilson (1995, 2002, 2004), and its applications on translation (Gutt, 1989, 1990), contribute to better advertising practices and protect consumers from false advertising. Our analysis of two advertised commercials in Arabic and English, Nutella and Nike, reveals some problems that are detrimental to effectiveness and success of the advertisements. Our argument draws upon the common aspects between RT and advertising discourse. The study suggests that advertising designers should consider as many stimuli as possible and balance the informative and communicative intention of the text to achieve the communicative ends as desired by the adverts. We hope in this article o provide practical tips that translators and advertisers can benefit from.

Title

Journal of Languages & Translation

Publisher

Hassiba Benbouali University of Chlef Algeria.

Publisher Country

Algeria

Publication Type

Online only

Volume

30

Year

2024

Pages

30-51