ABSTRACT

The complex nature of remote interpreting (RI) demands a multidisciplinary approach. The present article focuses on telephone interpreting (TI) in the light of the most relevant disciplines to suggest a coherent theoretical and methodologic framework. This approach will contribute to analysing TI components and mechanics, both for research purposes and for TI training. From the most general to the most fine-grained relevant paradigms, the authors will discuss the relevance of the following disciplines. The Ethnography of Communication will frame TI as a social activity. The sociology of Technologised Interaction will consider TI as the interaction between the social and the technical, where humans are constrained by the technical but also orient themselves towards the affordances offered by technology. In addition, Conversation Analysis will focus on talk as interaction. The role of Prosody and Phonetics in interpreter’s positioning and agency and as a facilitator for a better coordination in turn-taking will also contribute to a more comprehensive approach to the study and training of TI. All these analytical paradigms need to be factored in when studying TI with a view to make RI trainees aware of the discursive mechanics - both linguistic and paralinguistic- and of their potential to become effective technologised communicators.

摘要

远程口译（RI）的复杂性要求采用多学科方法。本文根据最相关的学科重点介绍电话口译（TI），以提出一个连贯的理论和方法框架。这种方法将有助于出于研究目的和TI培训目的分析TI组件和力学。从最一般到最细粒度的相关范例，作者将讨论以下学科的相关性。通讯民族志将把TI定义为一项社会活动。技术互动的社会学将TI视为社会与技术之间的互动，人类在此受到技术的束缚，但也将自己定位于技术所提供的能力。此外，对话分析将重点放在谈话作为互动上。韵律和语音在口译员的定位和代理中的作用以及作为更好地协调转弯过程的推动者的作用也将有助于采用更全面的方法来研究和培训TI。在研究TI时，需要考虑所有这些分析范式，以使RI学员了解话语机制（包括语言和副语言）以及其成为有效的技术交流者的潜力。