A Pragmatic Analysis On Interpreting Vagueness

Vagueness is one of the constitutive properties of natural language. It is embodied in several most efficiently used aspects of natural language as phonetics, semantic, syntax, pragmatic, etc. Linguistic philosophers have pointed out that vagueness is neither a marginal nor a problematic phenomenon. On the opposite side, it is playing an essential and crucial role just as precise language does in everyday communication. It emerges during the process of understanding for both the speakers and the interpreters;the process of responding to them by the other party of communication as well as the process of reproducing out the vague meaning by interpreter. It will undoubtedly bring up some problems of indeterminacy to interpreter when dealing with them during communication. People engaged in the communication as well as the interpreter will naturally or internally apply for some pragmatic strategies such as politeness principles, relative theory ... to cope with these problems in order to fulfill their own communicative goal, promoting the smooth running of communication and vice versa. However, a precise interpretation or a precise reproduction is just the utmost object for us to strive for. As a matter of fact, there is nearly no absolutely precise interpretation or reproduction. Interpreters can only work out relatively precise interpretations or reproductions. Therefore, the analysis on vagueness of consecutive interpreting is quite necessary for both theorists and interpreters. As we know, Pragmatics is a subject, mainly focusing on exploring the application and understanding of language, which can well explain the feature of consecutive interpreting— "dynamic communication". Herein, analysis consecutive interpreting from pragmatic perspective is not only efficient but also effective.