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- Title
Non-verbal Information Structure in Consecutive Interpreting.
- Authors
Chen-shu Yang; Sasaoka, Atsuko; Cheng Zhan
- Abstract
In the process of passing information in consecutive interpreting, the verbal information of the original speaker and that of the interpreter belong to different discourse conditions in different space and time. Therefore, non-verbal information, with actual information functions, plays a discursive role parallel to verbal information in the CI structure of the source language and target language. Through analysis of the non-verbal information structure in consecutive interpreting, this study aims to describe the starting point, core components and the end of non-verbal information. The study will use authentic consecutive interpreting data involving the two language combinations of Chinese-English and Chinese-Japanese, to explore the usages as well as functions of non-verbal information. In addition, the study tries to offer systematic descriptions of the characteristics of non-verbal information at the starting point, the core and the end. These include: 1. Characteristics of starting point information: speaker's gaze at the end of delivery, nodding of the speaker, interpreter's gaze/smile at the beginning of delivery, and speech opener 2. Characteristics of core information: reproduction of mood, tones, rhythm, facial expressions, eye contact, and body language 3. Characteristics of end point information: gaze at the end, longer pauses, shifting subjects of gaze, smile/nodding at the end, and modality words.
- Subjects
TRANSLATING &; interpreting; NONVERBAL intelligence tests; DATA structures; FACIAL expression; EYE contact; BODY language; MODALITY (Linguistics)
- Publication
Compilation & Translation Review, 2011, Vol 4, Issue 2, p55
- ISSN
2071-4858
- Publication type
Article