Neutrality in conference interpreting: influence of mode(simultaneous versus consecutive) on the neutrality of the interpreter

Diplôme Master Neutrality in conference interpreting: influence of mode(simultaneous versus consecutive) on the neutrality of the interpreter eng 2010 author Gurianova Antonina 676619 director Moser-Mercer Barbara 22839 In the paper I reflect upon the problem of neutrality in conference interpreting. It is argued that there can be limits to neutrality in conference interpreting, especially in faceto-face interactions (consecutive mode) where direct contact between the interpreter and the parties involved might encourage the interpreter to identify and side with one of the parties. In general, we see a parallel between the issue of neutrality in mediation on the one hand and in the field of interpreting on the other. Mediation is not necessarily a conflict-management process and can be simply aimed at the facilitation of understanding between the disputants. Conference interpreters thinking of themselves as neutral still have their own means of intervening in the interaction. Before proceeding with the analysis of the consecutive and simultaneous modes in terms of possible threats to interpreters' neutrality, I discuss different definitions of the notion of neutrality itself. The main difficulty with the term ‘neutrality' lies in the fact that there is no universal definition for it. For the purposes of my analysis I derived four criteria of neutrality on the basis of definitions of neutrality used in mediation and applied them to the context of conference interpreting. Neutrality Mediation Conference interpreting Community interpreting Consecutive interpreting Simultaneous interpreting Dewey 418.02 Maître universitaire en interprétation de conférence 113 Département d'interprétation 93 false 167ce1e1-6976-44b6-9b6c-2037c63f5e54 Master thesis Public MAthesis_Gurianova_final.pdf 622204 application/pdf openAccess Faculté de traduction et d'interprétation / Département d'interprétation

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