An Analysis Of Simultaneous Interpreting Strategies Of Grammatical Metaphors In Prepared Public Speeches

Based on Halliday's theories of Grammatical Metaphor in 1996,this thesis adopts a case study to analyze the occurrences and interpreting strategies of grammatical metaphors in prepared public speeches.President Barack Obama's first and second inaugural addresses in 2009 and 2013 and the inaugural address by President Donald Trump in 2017 are chosen as three samples to probe into the performances of the simultaneous interpreters when grammatical metaphors occur.After collecting the sample speeches,this author transcribes the simultaneous interpretation of each speech from Phoenix Satellite Television.Strictly based on the Halliday's reclassification of grammatical metaphors in 1996,the author works manually to find out the occurrences and frequency of each type of grammatical metaphors in sample speeches.Then this paper analyzes the examples that realize grammatical metaphors and attempts to summarize the simultaneous interpreting strategies.By doing so,this paper tries to address the research questions and draws a conclusion as follows:First,grammatical metaphors do exist in prepared public speeches with an occurrence rate over 50%.Second,Type 1 and Type 2 of Grammatical Metaphor have the most presence in prepared public speeches while Type 3,Type 4,Type 6 and Type 9 are rarely seen.Third,simultaneous interpreters use strategies including retaining,conversion and deletion to deal with grammatical metaphors in prepared public speeches.Theoretically speaking,this study can enrich the research of grammatical metaphors and support the importance of reasonably handling grammatical metaphors in simultaneous interpretation of prepared public speeches.Practically,the analysis of simultaneous interpreting strategies of grammatical metaphors in prepared public speeches can contribute to interpreter training by,for instance helping students pinpoint their weaknesses in this regard and try to get rid of understanding hindrances brought by grammatical metaphors.