西方同声传译研究的新发展——一项文献计量研究

A Bibliometric Analysis of New Developments in Simultaneous Interpreting Studies in the West

西方一直引领着口译研究的潮流。然而,我国对于西方口译研究在新世纪的研究现状和动向尚欠深入探究。本文利用文献计量方法对2000-2008年的西方同声传译研究的主题及其分布和研究方法进行了深入分析,从中发现:认知是新世纪同声传译研究的核心主题,而实证分析是研究的主要方法。

Until recently, China' s scholars of interpreting had turned their attention primarily to 20^(th)-century Western interpretation theories, what is being achieved by their international colleagues in the 21^(st) century remains under-researched. To update our knowledge of the developments in this field, the authors of this paper conduct a survey of relevant publications from 2000 to 2008. Their bibliometric study indicates that cognitive issues increasingly dominate discussions on interpreting in recent years while empirical study continues to be the most commonly usedmethod of investigation.