Pragmatic considerations in court interpreting
Pragmatic considerations in court interpreting
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法庭口译中的务实考虑
DOI：
10.1075/aral.19.1.04hal
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发表时间：
1996
影响因子：
1.2
通讯作者：
S. Hale
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作者：
S. Hale
外语法庭证言口译的准确性问题对法庭、证人和口译员来说都是至关重要的问题之一。对抗性系统以语言为主要武器进行比喻之战，案件以证人的口头证据为基础。当证人不会说英语时，让法庭理解该证人的唯一责任是口译员。在对抗制中，证词的内容并不是唯一重要的问题，交付、风格、登记也同样重要。这就是为什么直译的想法一直是法律界首选的选择。然而，直译并不能保证口译的准确性。本文旨在强调，准确的口译意味着语用的口译。它指出，尽管不同的语言可能有语义或字面上的对等，但这些对等可能具有不同的内涵，或者在相同的语境中可能不合适。语用口译是指在目的语话语中传达源语话语的相同意图和相同语力的口译，从而使两种语言的听者产生相同的反应。本文引用了从解释程序中获得的真实数据的例子来说明这一论点。
The question of accuracy of interpretation of foreign language court testimonies is one of utmost importance to the court, to the witness and to the interpreter. The adversarial system uses language as its main weapon in the metaphorical battle, and cases are based on the oral evidence of their witnesses. When witnesses do not speak English, the sole responsibility of making that witness understood to the court rests with the interpreter. In the adversarial system, content of testimony is not the only important issue; delivery, style, register are just as important. This is why the idea of ‘literal’ translation has been the preferred option to the legal profession. However, literal translation does not ensure accuracy of interpretation. This paper aims to emphasise that interpreting accurately means interpreting pragmatically. It points out that although different languages may have semantic or literal equivalents, such equivalents may not have the same connotations or may not be appropriate in the same contexts. Interpreting pragmatically means interpreting in a way that the same intention and the same force of the Source Language (SL) utterance is conveyed in the Target Language (TL) utterance, so that the same reaction is achieved in the listeners of both languages. The paper draws on examples from authentic data taken from interpreted proceedings to illustrate the argument.