On Additions In C-E Consecutive Interpreting-from The Perspective Of Cooperative Principle

In consecutive interpreting(CI),the interpreter plays the role of the medium of the inter-cultural exchange,who is supposed to have a cooperative interaction with both the speaker and the audience.In this process,he is entitled to certain freedom to adopt different strategies to enstire his rendition in target language(TL) informative, faithful and fit the language convention of TL.The present study is an attempt to systematically study one of the most prevalent strategies adopted in CI-the use of additions.The author adopted the qualitative methodology and carried out an observational study in this thesis,aiming to probe into the nature and characteristics of additions in CI.After a careful observation of an audio-taped recording of the press conference of China's Ministry of Commerce,a number of additions used by the interpreters are identified in the transcription and an in-depth analysis of the additions is made. Proceeding from Grice's Cooperative Principle,these additions are evaluated from a pragmatic perspective and the four Maxims of CP will be quoted to judge the use of the additions.A detailed classification of additions will also be illustrated and their respective functions as well as their impact to the CI performance will be summarized in the paper.It is hoped that the findings in the paper will he helpful for the interpreting learners as well as for the teaching of CI and also give some hints to further studies in this aspect.