Analysis of English-Chinese Interpretation from the Perspective of Cognitive Psychology.docVIP

Analysis of English-Chinese Interpretation from the Perspective of Cognitive Psychology 　　Abstract 　　Listening， memorizing， transferring and reproducing are the four basic steps in the process of English- Chinese （E-C thereafter） interpretation. To successfully accomplish the interpretation process， the interpreter should act well through all these steps. This paper separately analyzes the steps of E-C interpretation from the perspective of cognitive psychology. Moreover， the analysis also suits for interpretation between another two languages， and it provides reference and guide for interpreters and learners. 　　Key words： Interpretation； Cognitive psychology； Process 　　INTRODUCTION 　　Interpretation is an oral communication of transferring one language to its equivalent or approximate equivalent in another language form. Seleskovitch Lederer， representatives of interpretive theory， once pointed out that the interpreter must go through three stages： comprehension， deverbalization and expression， which means the interpreter not only need to understand the spoken words， but also comprehend the meaning under the words， then express it with straightforward words immediately. From the perspective of communications， interpretation is a process of information reception- decoding- expressing. However， it is generally accepted that interpretation process is composed of the following four steps： listening， memorizing， transferring and reproducing. In the first step of E-C interpretation， it requires of the interpreter an acute hearing， accurate comprehension on English words. Memorizing step requires instant and active memory， high concentration， focuses on ideas instead of words and essential notetaking. Transferring step requires good command of English and Chinese and logical reorganization of ideas. Reproducing step requires clear and correct mandarin pronunciation and intonation. 　　Cognitive psychology is a subdiscipline of psychology exploring internal mental proce