The Realization Of Optimal Relevance In Consecutive Interpretation

This paper is mainly to introduce relevance theory and its application to the expressing phase in consecutive interpretation. It begins with discussions on the nature of communication, which demonstrates how relevance theory accounts on consecutive interpretation. Based on this approach, the realization of optimal relevance is surveyed and some interpretation strategies are elaborated upon. The optimal relevance refers to the adequate contextual effects people obtain after processing effort. The convey of the speaker's communicative intention is important in the realization of optimal relevance. In consecutive interpretation, as the approach of interlingual communication and also an ostensive- inferential process, the interpreter who acts as the receiver of the original communicative information and the communicator to the target readers, still needs to comply with the principle of relevance. Finally, an analysis of specific interpretations examples is included to survey the application of relevance theory in consecutive interpretation. This paper proves the interpretive role that the relevance theory plays in expressing phase of consecutive interpretation and the feasibility of certain interpreting strategies adopted in various language phenomena.