The Cogniitive Analysis Of A Consecutive Interpretation Model And Comprehensive Application Of Schema Theory And Relevance Theory

This thesis paper employs the psychology of language to explore the operational processes in consecutive interpretation model put forward by Gile(1995) and correspondingly applies schema theory and relevance theory in a comprehensive way to the consecutive interpretation process in order to facilitate interpreters'understanding and proper activation of the most crucial elements in this activity, namely, knowledge and processing capacity.The first part has laid solid foundation for further discussion by starting from major effort-demanding interpreting processes in Effort Model put forward by Gile and the cognitive analysis on the phases of information input, storage and output. Then she comes to her conclusion that knowledge and processing capacity are of great importance to an interpreter. Revolving around the relatively quantitative measurement of available processing capacity and the actual requirement in each process, the author also proposes a formula to demonstrate the relation among interpretation performance and knowledge and processing effort.And then the second part of this thesis is given to the detailed discussion of the knowledge system and processing capacity of an interpreter.As to knowledge, the knowledge schema theory has theoretically explained its history, development, features, forming and strategy of knowledge schema of an interpreter. Then the author states in detail why schema theory can be applied to interpretation in light of some professor's theories and case studies. Definitely, this theory has its weakness.As a remedy for schema theory and a detailed explanation of processing capacity in an interpretation which is mentioned before, the author doesn't hesitate to introduce the relevance theory. After a brief introduction of its history, elements, features and principle of relevance, the author also elaborates on the reason it can be applied to the consecutive interpretation and how this theory works in terms of processing capacity for a better interpretation performance. Then some strategies are suggested for interpreters in their work in accordance with this theory. In this chapter, the author makes a comparison between schema theory and relevance theory for a more effective and comprehensive use of them in the interpretation and a case study has been conducted as to how to adopt the two theories comprehensively. Besides, an upgraded formula has be achieved covering basic elements in these two theories like knowledge, relevance, contextual effect and processing capacity.This paper ends up with author's conclusion that interpretation is by all means a sophisticated process which needs professional techniques and comprehensive knowledge of its involvers.