Interpreter modification of discourse features in the media : a study of the broadcast trial of Saddam Hussein
This thesis aims to make an empirically-based contribution to existing research on interpreting in the media. It explores how a media context contributes to interpretersâ implementation of reporting techniques and features and does this through an exploration of the interpreting from the broadcast of Saddam Husseinâs trial in Iraq during the period 2005 to 2006. The study draws on previous research into Translation and Interpreting Studies, Conversational Analysis, and reporting techniques in the media, and employs a descriptive approach to the performance of the interpreters in the trial. A predominantly descriptive methodology is adopted in order to analyse the performance and decision-making process of the interpreters in transcribed sessions of the trial. This analysis is principally guided by WadensjĂ¶âs model of renditions (1998), Chestermanâs translation strategies (1997) and Dimitriuâs omission strategies (2004). Two styles of interpreting in the media are identified with regard to the interpreting techniques adopted by the interpreters. These are verbatim and the reporting styles, and they demonstrate the influence of the media context on the interpretersâ decision-making process and prioritisation
Ibrahim, Firas
Interpreter modification of discourse features in the media : a study of the broadcast trial of Saddam Hussein. This thesis aims to make an empirically-based contribution to existing research on interpreting in the media. It explores how a media context contributes to interpretersâ implementation of reporting techniques and features and does this through an exploration of the interpreting from the broadcast of Saddam Husseinâs trial in Iraq during the period 2005 to 2006. The study draws on previous research into Translation and Interpreting Studies, Conversational Analysis, and reporting techniques in the media, and employs a descriptive approach to the performance of the interpreters in the trial. A predominantly descriptive methodology is adopted in order to analyse the performance and decision-making process of the interpreters in transcribed sessions of the trial. This analysis is principally guided by WadensjĂ¶âs model of renditions (1998), Chestermanâs translation strategies (1997) and Dimitriuâs omission strategies (2004). Two styles of interpreting in the media are identified with regard to the interpreting techniques adopted by the interpreters. These are verbatim and the reporting styles, and they demonstrate the influence of the media context on the interpretersâ decision-making process and prioritisation
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