@article{ART002609390},
author={Yi Chen and Zhongwei Song and Canzhong Wu},
title={Syntactic Linearity as a Strategy in Simultaneous Interpreting: A Case Study on English-Chinese Interpretation},
journal={T&I REVIEW},
issn={2233-9221},
year={2015},
volume={5},
pages={29-69},
doi={10.22962/tnirvw.2015.5..002}
TY - JOUR
AU - Yi Chen
AU - Zhongwei Song
AU - Canzhong Wu
TI - Syntactic Linearity as a Strategy in Simultaneous Interpreting: A Case Study on English-Chinese Interpretation
JO - T&I REVIEW
PY - 2015
VL - 5
IS - null
PB - Ewha Research Institute for Translation Studies
SP - 29
EP - 69
SN - 2233-9221
AB - This study has assessed whether syntactic linearity can be used as one of SI strategies from a linguistic perspective. Using Systemic Functional Linguistics (SFL) as the linguistic framework, the study analyses the thematic choices of Obama’s speech made in his visit to China and its simultaneous interpretation by three interpreters and focuses on the analytic unit of clause being grammatically correlated to the “unit of meaning” in the TL. The findings show that most of the Themes in English text are preserved in Chinese.
Furthermore, the textual and topical elements of Theme in English are more influential than the interpersonal Theme for the interpreters to decide whether a Theme should be retained or changed in facilitating syntactic linearity in SI. The assessment result seems to support that syntactic linearity could be used as a strategy for SI training together with other coping strategies.
KW - Syntactic Linearity;Simultaneous Interpreting;Systemic Functional Linguistics (SFL);THEME
DO - 10.22962/tnirvw.2015.5..002
ER -
Yi Chen, Zhongwei Song and Canzhong Wu. (2015). Syntactic Linearity as a Strategy in Simultaneous Interpreting: A Case Study on English-Chinese Interpretation. T&I REVIEW, 5, 29-69.
Yi Chen, Zhongwei Song and Canzhong Wu. 2015, "Syntactic Linearity as a Strategy in Simultaneous Interpreting: A Case Study on English-Chinese Interpretation", T&I REVIEW, vol.5, pp.29-69. Available from: doi:10.22962/tnirvw.2015.5..002
Yi Chen, Zhongwei Song, Canzhong Wu "Syntactic Linearity as a Strategy in Simultaneous Interpreting: A Case Study on English-Chinese Interpretation" T&I REVIEW 5 pp.29-69 (2015) : 29.
Yi Chen, Zhongwei Song, Canzhong Wu. Syntactic Linearity as a Strategy in Simultaneous Interpreting: A Case Study on English-Chinese Interpretation. 2015; 5 29-69. Available from: doi:10.22962/tnirvw.2015.5..002
Yi Chen, Zhongwei Song and Canzhong Wu. "Syntactic Linearity as a Strategy in Simultaneous Interpreting: A Case Study on English-Chinese Interpretation" T&I REVIEW 5(2015) : 29-69.doi: 10.22962/tnirvw.2015.5..002
Yi Chen; Zhongwei Song; Canzhong Wu. Syntactic Linearity as a Strategy in Simultaneous Interpreting: A Case Study on English-Chinese Interpretation. T&I REVIEW, 5, 29-69. doi: 10.22962/tnirvw.2015.5..002
Yi Chen; Zhongwei Song; Canzhong Wu. Syntactic Linearity as a Strategy in Simultaneous Interpreting: A Case Study on English-Chinese Interpretation. T&I REVIEW. 2015; 5 29-69. doi: 10.22962/tnirvw.2015.5..002
Yi Chen, Zhongwei Song, Canzhong Wu. Syntactic Linearity as a Strategy in Simultaneous Interpreting: A Case Study on English-Chinese Interpretation. 2015; 5 29-69. Available from: doi:10.22962/tnirvw.2015.5..002
Yi Chen, Zhongwei Song and Canzhong Wu. "Syntactic Linearity as a Strategy in Simultaneous Interpreting: A Case Study on English-Chinese Interpretation" T&I REVIEW 5(2015) : 29-69.doi: 10.22962/tnirvw.2015.5..002