The consecutive conference interpreter as intercultural mediator : a cognitive-pragmatic approach to the interpreter's role
This thesis is an empirical and interdisciplinary investigation into the consecutive conference interpreterâs (CCIr) role as intercultural mediator. It seeks to determine whether there is a case for intercultural mediation in conference interpreting despite the greater degree of cultural transparency that characterises discourse in conference interpreting situations (CISs) when compared with other settings such as community and/or court interpreting. It also proposes an account of the CCIrâs role as intercultural mediator as an alternative to other accounts of the interpreterâs role in the literature on conference interpreting because those accounts do not explain clearly the CCIrâs role or are in conflict with very well-established concepts and principles associated with translation/interpreting such as faithfulness, accuracy, neutrality or accessibility. The account of the CCIrâs role as intercultural mediator is derived from the principles of a theoretical framework that draws on the findings of the theory of sense (Seleskovitch and Lederer 1995) and Sperber and Wilsonâs (1986; 1995) relevance theory of communication (RT). The account provides the basis for formulating a clearer definition of
Al-Zahran, Aladdin
HT Communities. Classes. Races ; PB0001 Modern languages ; P Philology. Linguistics ; Memory, Text and Place
The consecutive conference interpreter as intercultural mediator : a cognitive-pragmatic approach to the interpreter's role. This thesis is an empirical and interdisciplinary investigation into the consecutive conference interpreterâs (CCIr) role as intercultural mediator. It seeks to determine whether there is a case for intercultural mediation in conference interpreting despite the greater degree of cultural transparency that characterises discourse in conference interpreting situations (CISs) when compared with other settings such as community and/or court interpreting. It also proposes an account of the CCIrâs role as intercultural mediator as an alternative to other accounts of the interpreterâs role in the literature on conference interpreting because those accounts do not explain clearly the CCIrâs role or are in conflict with very well-established concepts and principles associated with translation/interpreting such as faithfulness, accuracy, neutrality or accessibility. The account of the CCIrâs role as intercultural mediator is derived from the principles of a theoretical framework that draws on the findings of the theory of sense (Seleskovitch and Lederer 1995) and Sperber and Wilsonâs (1986; 1995) relevance theory of communication (RT). The account provides the basis for formulating a clearer definition of
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