A Study Of Contextual Impact On Interpretation As A Process

As an important means of cross-cultural and trans-territorial communication, interpretation has an important play in the international arena, which is manifested in every aspect of social activities. Today, interpreting activities are no longer confined to the areas of diplomatic exchanges between high-rank officials and governments. Compared with before, the contents of interpretation cover wider range of topics as a result of political, economic and cultural progress. As the research of interpretation develops, scholars have introduced other disciplines such as psychology, pedagogy and cognitive studies into the field of interpretation. The interdisciplinary study of interpretation has become a trend.So far, both interpretation trainers and institutions have attached more importance to future interpreters' linguistic competence while neglecting context's role in interpretation. The place for training interpreters is largely restricted to classroom. As a result, interpretation students and trainees under such training system may have very good linguistic competence but slow in analyzing and adapting to the context. Some of the interpreters make unnecessary mistakes while interpreting. Therefore, it's important to study and do research on context.As a trans-cultural activity, interpretation is situated against a specific context. To fit into the context is essential for a qualified interpreter. This thesis places interpretation into certain contexts and attempts to reach the conclusion that the interpreter can utilize contextual elements so as to better comprehend the information loaded in languages; the interpreter's familiarity with context will be conducive to the consolidation of his or her memory and hence saves him or her "mental energy"; the interpreter's awareness of contextual elements facilitates him or her to have better performance in interpretation.There are four chapters besides the introduction and the conclusion.Introduction states the purpose of writing and the scope of the research area.The first chapter firstly clarifies relevant definitions such as context; then gives...