On the Application of Relevance Theory to Interpretation

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1、关联理论在口译中的应用OntheApplicationofRelevanceTheorytoInterpretationAbstract:Interpretationisacommunicativeprocesswhichfaithfullyandorallytransferstheinformationfromonelanguagetoanother.Ithelpspeoplewhospeakdifferentlanguagetoovercomelanguagebarriersandservesasabridgeinintercultur

2、alcommunication.SinceChinacommunicatewiththeoutsideworldmorefrequently,thedemandforinterpretationincreasesdramatically.Interpretationpracticegreatlydevelops,andtheresearchworkoninterpretationhasgainedmoreintention.However,thestudyofinterpretationinChinaislongbeingignoredan

3、dmanyresearchesarestillexperience-oriented,lackingsufficienttheoreticalsupport.Basedonthissituation,thetheoreticalresearchinthisfieldshouldbedeepened.SinceRelevanceTheorycanprovideanewcognitiveperspectiveforthestudyofinterpretation,thisthesisattemptstoresearchinterpretatio

4、ninthelightofRelevanceTheory.RelevanceTheoryproposedbyDanSperberandDeirdreWilsonin1986holdsthathumancommunicationisanostensive-inferentialcognitiveprocess.ThisthesisintroducesafewessentialconceptsofRelevanceTheory,anditisatentativestudyofinterpretationundertheguidanceofRel

5、evanceTheory.Italsoindicatesthatintheprocessofcomprehension,theinterpretershouldsearchforthecontextthatiscloselyrelevanttotheinformationconveyedintheutterance;andintheprocessofreproduction,heshouldalsoconsiderthetargethearer’scognitiveenvironmentssoastoachieveoptimalreleva

6、nce.Finally,theauthormakesageneralsurveyofthethesisandconcludesthemainpointsofthethesis.Interpretationservesasabridgeininterculturalcommunication.BasedonRelevanceTheory,interpreterscanachieveoptimalrelevanceandensuretheefficiencyofinterpretation.Keywords：RelevanceTheory;in

7、terpretation;communication;understanding;function第12页摘要：口译是通过口头表达将信息从一种语言形式等价地转换成另一种语言形式的交流过程，它帮助人们克服语言上的障碍，在跨文化的交际过程中发挥了桥梁作用。随着中国对外交流日益频繁，社会对口译的需求快速增长，口译实践得到很大的发展，有关口译的研究也得到更多的关注。但我国的口译研究较晚，大多是以实践经验为基础，缺乏足够的理论性，因此我们有必要深化这一领域的理论研究。基于关联理论可以从认知的角度为口译研究提供新的视角，本论文尝试从关联理论来研究口译过

8、程。Sperber和Wilson在1986年提出关联理论，他们认为言语交际是一个明示一推理的认知过程。本文介绍了关联理论的一些重要概念，对关联理论框架下的口译过程作了一番探讨，指