Abstracts
Abstract
The authors are interested in a situation where concern for the face of the receiver and/or the identity and group membership of the interpreter can become factors that influence the process of interpreting. The aim of this paper is to look into the performance of advanced trainee interpreters in consecutive interpreting tasks that involve open criticism or direct praise of the target audience. More specifically, the authors are concerned with the type and extent of face-work carried out in tasks involving face-threatening acts and with the possible correlation between the interpreter’s performance in such tasks, the choices made by the interpreter and his or her relationship with the group of ultimate receivers.
Keywords:
- consecutive interpreting,
- face,
- deictic shift,
- empathy,
- manipulation
Résumé
Les auteurs s’intéressent à une situation dans laquelle les préoccupations relatives à la face (dans le sens de dignité) du récepteur et/ou l’identité de l’interprète et son appartenance à un groupe peuvent devenir des facteurs influençant le processus d’interprétation. L’objectif du présent article est d’examiner la performance des étudiants interprètes avancés dans un contexte d’interprétation consécutive comportant une critique ouverte ou une louange directe de l’auditoire de la langue cible. Plus particulièrement, les auteurs traitent du type et de l’étendue de la figuration effectuée dans les tâches comportant des actes à la suite desquels le récepteur pourrait perdre la face. Ils s’intéressent également à la corrélation éventuelle entre la performance de l’interprète au cours de ces tâches, ses choix et sa relation avec le groupe des récepteurs finaux.
Mots-clés :
- interprétation consécutive,
- face,
- déplacement déictique,
- empathie,
- manipulation
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