On The Dynamic Interpretation Studies From An Inter-Disciplinary Perspective

This paper presents a picture of interpretation studies in the West, including its history and current status, with the aim of providing a guide for interpretation studies in China which is only just beginning to take off. The author makes a recapitulatory examination of the development phase, the research themes and most influential paradigms of interpretation studies in the West.After comparing the two kinds of interpretation studies, i.e. static study and dynamic study, the author argues that dynamic study outweighs static study. A preliminary quantitative research on interpretation papers on dynamic study was conducted to prove the author's viewpoint.Then, from an inter-disciplinary perspective, the author focuses on dynamic study of interpretation, i.e. the process of interpretation in its narrow sense, and discussed the three factors that influence this communicative act: psychological factor, cognitive factor and social factor. As for psychological factor, the author talks about the Four Temperaments, one of the most influential characterizations of temperament, which is the most important characteristic of human psychological quality. In terms of cognitive factor, the author selects Relevance Theory as its theme and introduces the central concepts of the theory. Last but not least, the author explores the influence of cultural factors on interpreters'performance through revealing the reasons for cultural barriers so as to raise interpreters'intercultural awareness.The interrelation among these factors is also examined. The author sincerely hopes that more and more scholars, professors and interpreters will engage in research on interpretation and more and more research findings in light of multi-discipline are turned out gradually so as to help interpreters improve their performance.