西方口译认知研究概述

Cognitive Researches on Interpretation in the West:An Overview

本文以口译的显要特征和信息在人类大脑认知机制中的处理过程为主要线索,概括总结了迄今为止西方口译领域的认知研究,揭示了口译过程中存在的认知问题。

Using the salient features of interpretation and the hierarchical order of human processing of information as its organizing principles, this article surveys the cognitively-oriented researches conducted by Western scholars on simultaneous and consecutive interpretation.On the basis of their findings,the author offers a discussion of the cognitive problems encountered in the processes of interpretation.