A multi-dimensional analysis of the representation of conference interpreters in the Chinese media

IF 1 0 LANGUAGE & LINGUISTICS

Translation Spaces Pub Date : 2021-08-11 DOI:10.1075/ts.18011.du

Yiwei Du, Binhua Wang

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Abstract

Though interpreters’ professionalism has been discussed in interpreting studies, there have been few studies on how the general public see the image of interpreters. The present study is a multi-dimensional analysis of the image of conference interpreters as represented by the media, which is based on a corpus of 60 news reports about interpreting and interpreters in the Chinese media in the past 10 years. It explores the research question: How are conference interpreters represented in the Chinese media? Through thematic and rhetorical analysis of the headlines and body texts as well as multimodal analysis of the photos in the news reports, it is found that conference interpreters are represented by institutional conference and diplomatic interpreters, who are in turn represented as “stars” or public celebrities of the profession; they are frequently presented along with big events and big names, and portrayed as affiliating to power and as distant from the public. Images of female beauties among them are also selected and “consumed” as in popular culture. This implies a discrepancy between the self-perception of the interpreting profession and their representation by the media.

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中国媒体中会议口译员形象的多维分析

虽然口译研究一直在讨论口译人员的职业素养，但关于公众如何看待口译人员形象的研究却很少。本研究基于近10年来60篇关于口译和口译的中国媒体新闻报道，对媒体所代表的会议口译形象进行了多维度分析。它探讨了一个研究问题:会议口译员在中国媒体中的表现如何?通过对标题和正文的主题修辞分析以及对新闻报道中图片的多模态分析发现，会议口译员以机构会议口译员和外交口译员为代表，后者又以“明星”或行业公众名人为代表;他们经常与重大事件和名人一起出现，并被描绘成与权力为伍，远离公众。其中的女性美女形象也像大众文化一样被挑选和“消费”。这意味着口译行业的自我认知与媒体对其的描述之间存在差异。

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Translation Spaces LANGUAGE & LINGUISTICS-

CiteScore

4.90

自引率

12.50%

发文量

期刊介绍： Translation Spaces is a biannual, peer-reviewed, indexed journal that recognizes the global impact of translation. It envisions translation as multi-dimensional phenomena productively studied (from) within complex spaces of encounter between knowledge, values, beliefs, and practices. These translation spaces -virtual and physical- are multidisciplinary, multimedia, and multilingual. They are the frontiers being explored by scholars investigating where and how translation practice and theory interact most dramatically with the evolving landscape of contemporary globalization.