Simultaneous Interpretation of Religious Quotes Used in Selected Speeches by Barack Obama

Reem Rostom; Mekhala  Venkatesh

doi:10.56314/edulec.v3i3.168

Authors

Reem Rostom PhD Research Scholar, Postgraduate Department of English, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Jain Deemed-to-be-University, Bengaluru, India
Mekhala Venkatesh Associate Professor & Research Guide, Department of English, Jain (Deemed-to–be) University Bengaluru, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.56314/edulec.v3i3.168

Keywords:

simultaneous interpretation, translation, religious terms, political discourse

Abstract

Simultaneous interpretation is a common style of translation used in media, especially in political events. It requires training, experience, and mastery of various skills, including listening, comprehension, retrieving, reformulating, and creating accurate translations. The paper analyzes English transcripts of original texts and Arabic transcripts of interpreted texts, broadcast live on Arabic TV channels. The paper focuses on two speeches by former US President Barack Obama. The objective of utilising religious terms in most political texts is not to deliver a religious message, but rather to create a rhetorical and pragmatic plan that leaves a pleasant impression in the minds of the audience. The examples of the simultaneous interpretation of utterances with embedded messages in political discourse illustrate that implicatures, which do not convey a corresponding message to listeners of interpreted texts similar to that transmitted to recipients of original texts, may result in dissimilitude between the impact of the original message and that of the interpreted one. This incompatibility may lead to differences in audiences' attitudes.

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