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A multimodal corpus approach to dialogue interpreting studies in the Chinese context: towards a multi-layer analytic framework
Gao, Fei
Wang, Binhua
2017
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e-ISSN
2421-714X
Abstract
Analysing both linguistic and non-linguistic strata in dialogue interpreting (DI) studies
sheds new light on the dynamic interaction where meanings are also constructed both
verbally and non-verbally. Most existing literature in DI has focused on linguistic description,
calling for the need to explore interpretative and explanatory frontiers. DI between
English and Chinese involves linguistic and cultural complexities; albeit they impose significant
difficulties, these complications provide useful data for analysis beyond description
as the multimodal semiotic resources of DI work in an integrated entirety. Underpinned
by the stratification theory in Systemic Functional Linguistics (SFL), we propose
a multi-layer analytic framework (MAF) that integrates with the multimodal approach
to DI, empowers the corpus techniques and enables DI researchers to investigate the ‘how’
and ‘why’ questions cross-modally, in particular when distant language pairs (such as
English and Chinese) entail investigation into visual and contextual data. This article,
though exploratory in nature, raises important methodological issues for future DI studies
involving linguistically and culturally distant languages.
Publisher
EUT Edizioni Università di Trieste
Source
Fei Gao, Binhua Wang, "A multimodal corpus approach to dialogue interpreting studies in the Chinese context: towards a multi-layer analytic framework", in: The Interpreters' Newsletter n. 22 (2017), Trieste, EUT Edizioni Università di Trieste, 2017, pp. 17-38
Languages
en
Rights
Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internazionale
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