On cross-cultural pragmatic failures in C/E interpretation

Abstract

Cultural and pragmatic factors are quite often ignored in the interpretation analysis and practice for a long time. At the same time, in the complicated process of interpretation, the lack of interpreters' cross-cultural consciousness gives rise to pragmatic failures which may lead to misunderstanding and even communication breakdowns. The study of interpretation has long been confined to linguistic competence and interpretation skills for a long time. This paper probes into the pragmatic failures in the Chinese and English interpretation practice. © 2014 Academy Publisher Manufactured In Finland.