Interpreting As Transfer And Interaction--A Communicative Approach

A tentative study is made to unveil the communicative features of interpreting, which are covered by the frequently-used labels of "cross-linguistic"and "inter-cultural" Interpreting is studied in the framework of communication and the whole structure is built on two communicative theories: monologism and dialogism. In compliance with monologism, interpreting is deemed as a transfer process and its unique cognitive aspects and information-processing mechanisms are probed in the scope of psycholinguistics and neuro-science. The other feature of interaction is dialogically observed in social context, inter-cultural frame and under non-verbal constraints. The deduced features (transfer and interaction) are evidenced to be the important aspects of interpreting as a multi-facet phenomenon by the unity in diversified interpreting studies and paradigms. It is also maintained that transfer and interaction are inherent in any form of interpreting and integrated in various proportions in different interpreting contexts. The thesis is composed of three chapters. Chapter â…  is a general view on interpreting studies, communication theories and the relationship between the two. In Chapter â…¡, interpreting is carefully assessed as a transfer process of sense (or meaning) in the interpreter's mind. In Chapter â…¢, interpreting is contextualized, and its dynamic interactive features are probed concerning interlocutor-interpreter relations, cultural context and non-verbal communication. In conclusion, it is pointed out that transfer and interaction are inter-combined and mutual-complementing, and that the interpreting research lies in the diversified and cross -disciplinary studies in different aspects.