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A Cognitive Study On Anticipation In Consecutive Interpreting

Posted on:2007-11-25Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:X ChenFull Text:PDF
GTID:2155360212955408Subject:English Language and Literature
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Anticipation in interpretation is a process of analyzing, synthesizing and logical reasoning as well as a cognitive activity to integrate new information with the previous storage. This paper views anticipation in a whole-view perspective with emphasis on long-range orientation of information flow and corresponding logic analysis of the interpreter. By activating and applying what has been learnt specially for the assignment, the interpreter has some expectations and anticipations on not only the speech content but also the way the speaker would most probably present it. The predictions will be continuously verified and taken into the working memory as materials for further anticipation. The cognitive base of the interpreter is related, activated, applied and complemented continuously as thinking orientation for selective understanding. A cognitive analysis of anticipation will be given in this paper based on studies and researches in linguistics, cognitive pragmatics, psychology, foreign language acquisition etc. and the dynamic cognitive route and circulative psychological model in consecutive interpretation is proposed from three aspects: theme, style and category. Anticipation on logic reasoning orientation of the input information is stressed to be made from a holistic perspective based on original cognitive knowledge base and updated bases. This paper also advocates that rhetorical and stylistic training on anticipation skill should be emphasized as one important part of interpreting training to turn anticipation skill into procedural behavior of professional interpreters.
Keywords/Search Tags:Anticipation
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