ITP 161

Discussion of Interpreting Concepts:

• In the minds of people:

         ME                                                                         YOU           

 I think I am me                                                            I think I am me

You think I am me                                                        You think I am me

I think you think I am                                        I think you think I am

                                                Interpreter

                                                1-3 plus 1-3

thus 3 squared = 18 for the interpreter!!

Therefore it is a miracle if students understood you at all!!

• What we aim for:
  • Fidelity: faithful rendition
  • Warranted: add more details i.e.,
    • English: John sat down.
    • ASL: CHAIR JOHN SIT-DOWN.
  • Required: what is necessary

• Languages are non-isomorphic that is, there is no 1: 1 correlation or correspondence of words from source language to target language
• Words may be isomorphic: similar or the same thing in two different languages

Continuum of Fidelity (faithful rendition)

Literal                                       Idiomatic                      Unduly Free: adding information that Doing the translation                      aim for naturalness                              is not there

as is.

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