On The Fulfillment Of Social Communicative Function Through Interpreting From The Perspective Of Sociolinguistics

Sociolinguistic Theory puts emphasis on the relationship and interaction between language and society. It regards language as a social phenomenon and that it's a tool of social communication. While exercising this funtion, language takes on different varieties which are dicided by the age, sex, educational background, occupation and communicative purpose of both parties, etc. Therefore, in order to realise the best effect of communication, both parties of speakers need to understand not only the language itself of each other, but also the social and cultural differences of each other.This dissertation intends to discuss how interpreting optimally functions in social communication. Interpreting process includes three parts, namely, vlistening comprehension, memorization and reproduction. In each phase, the interpreter needs to mobilize his or her linguistic and extra-linguistic knowledge systems to deliver the meaning of the speaker and help language realize its commuinicative function.In introduction, Charles C Fries's Theory of Language and the Basic Principles in Interpreting are reviewed. Then the focus is on the introduction to sociolinguistic theory and interpreting. Next, emphasis is put on the discussion of the fulfillment of SCF by means of interpreting, in which part Tejfel's sociolinguistic model of interpreting process is introduced. Then, the problems and failure of interpreting in exercising its communicative function are analyzed, from which arise the strategies for effective communication. The author hopes that with the help of in-depth analysis and a good number of examples, the objective of promoting smooth interpreting to fulfill language's SCF can be achieved. Finally, the author summarizes the main points of this dissertation in conclusion.