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口译当中的跨文化交际
存档编号
赣南师范学院学士学位论文
Cross-culturalCommunication
InInterpretation
口译当中的跨文化交际
教学学院外国语学院
届别2011届
专业英语
学号070402270
姓名陈凯
指导老师陈萍
完成日期2010年12月日
Content
Abstract………………………………………………………………………………...2
Keywords………………………………………………………....................................2
I.Briefintroductionofinterpretation……………………………………………….3
1.1Whatinterpretationmeans………………………………………………………3
1.2Standardsofinterpretation………………………………………………………3
1.3Culturecontentsininterpretation……………………………………..................3
1.3.1Thecommonculturalcontentsofetiquette……………………………..…….3
1.3.2Basiccontentofuniqueculture……………………………………………...4
II.Briefintroductiontocross-culturalcommunication……………………………..5
2.1Whatiscross-culturalcommunication…………………………………………...5
2.2Differentcognitivebehaviorandcross-culturalmisunderstanding……………...5
III.EffectsofculturaldifferencesbetweenwesternworldandChina……………..6
3.1Geographicaldifferences…………………………………………………………6
3.2Differenceofhistoryinculture…………………………………………………..6
3.3Differencesofcustomsinculture………………………………………………...6
3.4Differencesofreligion…………………………………………………………...6
3.5Differenceofconceptofvalue…………………………………………………...6
3.6Differencesinwaysofthinking………………………………………………….7
3.6.1Indirectwayanddirectwayofexpressionandthinking………………………7
3.6.2Westernerspaymoreattentiontoanalyze,while
Chinesepaymoreattentiontooverall……………………………………………7
3.7GenerallyconclusionofdifferencebetweenwesternworldandChina.................7
IV.Howtotraincross-culturalcommunication.
4.1ReadBible………………………………………………………………………..8
4.1.1What’sBible…………………………………………………………………....8
4.1.2WhyweneedtolearnBible………………………………………....................9
4.1.3HowtouseBibleforcross-culturalcommunicationininterpretation................9
4.2ReadsomeChineseClassics……………………………………………………..9
4.3Otherdifficultincross-culturalcommunicationininterpretation……………….9
4.3.1Interpretationofproverb…………………………………………………………………….10
4.3.2Interpretationofidiom………………………………………………………….10
V.Strategyofurgentsituationininterpretation
5.1Threemeasurestowardsthesituationof
otunderstandingthesourcelanguage……………………………………………….11
5.2DomesticationandForeignizingininterpretation………………………………..11
5.2.1Domesticationininterpretation………………………………………………...11
5.2.2Foreignizingininterpretation……………………………………………….12
Abstract
Asweallknow,differentnationalitieshavedifferentcultures,therearesomesimilaritiesamongthem,butalsosomedifferences.Thereareconnectionsamongdifferentcultures,butalsohaveuniqueculturalelements.Itissuchakindofcommonlinkprovidesthefoundationandpossibilityforinterpretation.Whiledifferentcultureswithuniquecharacteristicsconstitutetheobstacleforculturalexchange.Fromthisperspective,thedifficultyofinterpretationmeansthedifficultyofexpressionofculturalbackgroundknowledgeandunderstanding.Interpretationisclearlynotjustaspokenlanguageconversionprocess,butalsoaculturalcommunication,conversationandtheprocessofintegration.Thereisasignificantrelationshipbetweeninterpretationandculturalfactors,backgroundknowledgeaswellastheinherentvalues.Andmeanwhileinterpretationaffectedtheirinfluenceandlimitedbythem.Therefore,inordertoabideandpursuitofthreestandardsofinterpretation,namelyaccurateandfluent,wemustmaketheappropriatecross-culturalcommunicationtraining.Thepaperfocusesonhowtotraincross-culturalcommunicationskillsinthetrainingofinterpretationtomeetthecompleteneedsofhigh-qualityinterpretation.
Keywords:
interpretation,cross-culturalcommunication,thecommongroundanddifferencebetweenChinesecultureandwesternculture.
I.Briefintroductiontointerpretation.
1.1Whatinterpretationmeans
Interpretation,essentially,meansanextemporeoralproduction,inonelanguage,ofwhatissaidinanotherlanguage.Tothismaybeaddedthefollowingtwopointsofclarification.
(1)Asprovedbypractice,interpretationcannotbeviewedasamerelylinguisticunderstanding,butshouldberegardedasanaspectofalargerdomainnamely,thatofcommunication.Inthecaseofcomplexdiscoursesorspeeches,interpretationinvolvesnotonlylinguisticproficiency,butalsoencyclopedicknowledge.
(2)Afewwordsontheuseofterms.IntheUnitedNations,theterm“interpretation”,whentheimmediateresultisaspeechreproducedorallyinalanguageotherthanthatspokenbytheoriginalspeaker.
I.2Standardsofinterpretation.
Therearetwocriteriatomeasurethemeritsofinterpretation:
first,accurate,andthesecondisfluent.First,theinterpretationmustbeaccurate.Accurateisthesoulofinterpretation.Accuracyrequiresinterpretertransformstheinformationofthesourcelanguageintacttothetargetlanguage.Accuratetargetlanguageshouldbewhilemaintainingtheoriginalmeaningoflanguageanditsstyle.Accurateinterpretationisnotonlyaguaranteeofsuccessfulbilingualcommunication,butalsothedemonstrationofinterpreter’sethicsandprofessionalstandards
Fluencyistheothermajorstandardwhichinterpretermustfollow,ifaccurateisthebasicrequirementalsooftranslation,andthenthefluentwillfullyreflectthecharacteristicsofinterpretation.Thefluencyofinterpretationincludingthespeedofperceptionandtranslatorparsingspeed,andwiththeencodingandexpressionofthetargetlanguage
1.3Culturecontentsininterpretation
Languageisapartofcultureandthereforeinterpretingfromonelanguageintoanothercannotbedonesatisfactorilywithoutadequateknowledgeofthetwoculturesinvolved.Theculturefactorsininterpretingaremoresignificantthanthepurelylinguisticdifferences.Themostseriousmistakesininterpretingareusuallymadenotbecauseofverbalinadequacy,butofwrongculturalassumptions.Thereforeindeterminethemeaningofwordsoridioms,theinterpretermustnotonlylookatthesystematiccontentsbutalsotheculturalcontexts,for“theculturalcontextsofwordsarethekeystounderstandingthemeaningoftexts.”(“AstudyonNiDa’stranslationtheory,2004)
1.3.1Thecommonculturalcontentsofetiquette
Thecommoncultureininternationalcommunicationismainlyshowedbyetiquette.Thetrendofdevelopmentofinternationalsociety,ononehandisdiversification;ontheotherhand,ontheotherhand,withthestrengtheningofexchangesbetweencountriesintheworld,theworldhasshownanunprecedentedunificationofvariouslocaleconomicunionandthestrategicpartnershiprelations,suchastheEuropeanCommunity,theShanghaisummit,APECandotherinternationalandregionalInternationalorganizationsalsosupportthistrend.Ofcourse,inavarietyofinternationalexchanges,ithassomecertaincodesofaction,inwhichthemostdirectexpressionoftheseistheperformanceofcommonritualculturefacedwithinternationalorganizationsandconferencesinthepublic.Understandingofthiscultureisthebasiclanguagequalityofinterpreters.Specifically,thecontentsofthecommonculturalritualsincludethefollowing.First,behavior.Inthediplomaticcontext,behaviorhasalotofrequirements.Intheinternationalexchangeactivities,interpretersshouldmaintainreasonablemannertowardsbehaviorandattitudes,sinceasuccessfulinterpretationcannotonlyincludehighlevellanguagewithoutreasonableactions.Highestlevelofinterpretationshouldbenotedthattheaudienceshavenoattentiontotheexistenceoftheinterpreter.Inaddition,theinterpretershouldalsobefullyawareofthedetailsoftheirstandingposition.Inthemoderninternationalconferencesandmeetings,meetingetiquetteiscommonlyusedinhandsorhugging,interpreters,intheirownwayofunderstandingtheusesonthebasisofwhichinformtheirclientsoftheritual.Second,Dress.Intheinternationalexchangeaffairs,ithasdifferentrequirementsofdressingonthecaseofdifferentoccasions.Forexample,inpoliticaltalksorformalbusinessmeeting,interpretershouldwearsuits;inthetourismtalks,itcanberelativelyfree;inthemulti-nationalgatheringofculturalexchange,youcanwearyourownnationalcostumes.Third,standingStations.Intheinterpretationprocess,inadditiontosittingduringthenegotiation,interpretersneedtostandtowork.Sometimestheyalsoneedtoparticipateinthegiftsexchangeordinner.Whenweparticipateintheseactivities,interpretersshouldpayattentiontothestandingposition.Thisisveryimportantininterpretation;everydetailisrelatedtothesuccessofinterpretation.
1.3.2Basiccontentofuniqueculture
Differencesofcultureamongdifferentcountriesorethnicnationsmainlyincludethereligiousculture,foodculture,physicalculture,digitalcultureandsoon.
Religiousculture.Differentstateandnationbelievedindifferentreligions.Foreignlanguagelearnersandinterpretersshouldbemoreunderstandingofthetargetcountry’sreligiousbeliefandcustoms,inparticular,habitsofcertaintaboos.Forexample,inIslamiccountriesandregionspeopledonotoftenremindpigandpork.InThailandchildren’sheadcannotbetouched.Ifyoudonotunderstandthese,younotonlycannotcommunicatewell,evenintheexchangeprocesswillyoumakeconflicts
Foodculture.Duetoreligiousdifferencesineatinghabits,foodcultureintheprocessofinternationalexchangeisalsoveryimportant,forexample:
inIslamiccountriesandregions,peopledonoteatporkandfishwithoutscales,theJapanesedonoteatmutton,manycountriesineastEuropedon’teatanimalorgans,guestscannotdrinkinArabcountries.Foreignlanguagelea