Wang, C. 2023. Impoliteness Interpreting: A Gender Talk? International Symposium on Translation Communication and Intercultural Studies. Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 26 - 27 Jul 2023 Nanyang Technological University.
| Title | Impoliteness Interpreting: A Gender Talk? |
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| Authors | Wang, C. |
| Type | Conference keynote |
| Abstract | Impoliteness Interpreting: A Gender Talk? Situations where a source speaker speaks rudely or attacks the addressee’s face pose a challenge for interpreters, due to the potential conflicts to which impoliteness is prone. ‘As non-marginal human linguistic phenomena within certain types of discourse the concepts of conflictive illocutions (in general) and of impoliteness (in particular) within interaction are […] worthy of study, critical consideration, and research’ (Bousfield 2008, p. 1). Within the field of Interpreting Studies, Magnifico and Defrancq (2016, p. 31) noted that ‘[t]he study of im/politeness in interpreting is fairly recent, and the few studies conducted highlight the need to do more research into the topic’. The current study drew upon Bousfield’s (2008) linguistic model of impoliteness and used the political speech by a former UK politician at the European Parliament following the UK referendum on Brexit to generate simultaneous interpreting data. Data from 12 freelance conference interpreters, six males and six females, were analysed. The aims are to assess whether there are any differences in interpreting impoliteness between male conference interpreters and female conference interpreters, and to contribute to our knowledge of impoliteness interpreting. It is hope that the findings will stimulate discussions and/or debates on professional ethics and interpreter training. |
| Keywords | simultaneous interpreting, impoliteness, gender, attenuation, professional ethics |
| Year | 2023 |
| Conference | International Symposium on Translation Communication and Intercultural Studies |
| Publisher | Nanyang Technological University |