The Language Barrier as an Aid to Communication
The Language Barrier as an Aid to Communication
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语言障碍有助于沟通
DOI：
10.1177/0306312706070738
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发表时间：
2007
影响因子：
3
通讯作者：
R. Ribeiro
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作者：
R. Ribeiro
不同的社会世界或生活形式之间的交流是知识社会学的一个中心话题。不同的社区之间是如何互动的？基于对巴西钢铁行业日语-葡萄牙语口译员工作的社会学分析，我认为，通常被认为是一个问题的“语言障碍”可以防止持有潜在冲突的概念、信仰和习俗的人直接对抗，从而有助于沟通。口译员的工作揭示了这种人相互不理解的重要性，他们为不同钢铁公司代表之间的互动提供便利，并支持从日本向巴西转让技术。他们在日本和巴西的生活形式之间扮演着“缓冲”的角色，保持着友好的关系。通过日语-葡萄牙口译员与其他互动案例的比较，讨论了三种“调解模式”。
The communication between distinct social worlds or forms of life is a central topic in the sociology of knowledge. How do different communities interact with each other? Based on a sociological analysis of the work of Japanese—Portuguese interpreters in the Brazilian steel industry, I argue that the `language barrier', which is normally thought as a problem, can aid communication by preventing people who hold potentially clashing concepts, beliefs and customs from directly confronting each other. The importance for such people of not understanding each other is revealed in the work of interpreters, who facilitate the interaction between representatives of different steel companies and support the transfer of technology from Japan to Brazil. They maintain cordial relationships by acting as `buffers' between the Japanese and Brazilian forms of life. Three `models of mediation' are discussed in a comparison of the Japanese—Portuguese interpreters with other cases of interaction.
影响因子：
3
作者：
STAR, SL;GRIESEMER, JR
通讯作者：
GRIESEMER, JR