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Discourse Restructuring Models In Consecutive Interpreting

Posted on:2004-10-17Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:G J WuFull Text:PDF
GTID:2155360092485760Subject:Foreign Linguistics and Applied Linguistics
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This thesis attempts to come up with a solution to the problem that the limited working memory in consecutive interpreting is often saturated and to work out an optimal discourse restructuring model, which is capable of embodying the source text to the largest extent possible, fulfilling the communicative purpose and is achievable in terms of memory load. Based upon the features of memory and consecutive interpreting, we deem that each segment, be it large or small, shall be processed as a discourse. Interpreters, with knowledge of the theme-rheme progression patterns and macro-rules, are able to derive the optimal restructuring model from the microstructures of the discourse. As a result, the said problem will be solved and interpreters' performance will accordingly be bettered. Besides, the author, through an observational study, has justified the hypothesis. However, the validity of this theory still requires further experimental evidence.
Keywords/Search Tags:Restructuring
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