1.1 How. then, could a cognitive linguistic theory of translation grapple with the translational act? How might it be conceived? Langacker's outline of discourse A discourse comprises a series of usage events: instances of language use in all their complexity and specificity a usage event includes the expression's full contextual understanding -not only what is said explicitly, but also what is inferred, as well as everything evoked as the basis for its apprehension1.1 How, then, could a cognitive linguistic theory of translation grapple with the translational act? How might it be conceived? • Langacker’s outline of discourse • A discourse comprises a series of usage events: instances of language use in all their complexity and specificity. • A usage event includes the expression’s full contextual understanding – not only what is said explicitly, but also what is inferred, as well as everything evoked as the basis for its apprehension