Mediating or Exacerbating Cultural Differences: The Role of Interpreters in Official Intercultural Interaction

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dc.cclicenceCC-BY-NCen
dc.contributor.authorWang, Jiayi
dc.date.acceptance2016-12-20
dc.date.accessioned2021-06-23T13:42:26Z
dc.date.available2021-06-23T13:42:26Z
dc.date.issued2017-05-17
dc.description.abstractCultural mediation has been perceived as the reconciliation of cultural differences. It is said to be of growing importance in today’s globalizing world. Although the notion has gained currency in intercultural communication and interpreting research, the existing literature, which usually lacks real-life access, tends to be based on a rather simplistic assumption of interpreters as cultural mediators. The aim of this study is, therefore, to empirically investigate how interpreters actually perform such a role. An analysis of authentic interpreter-mediated official interactions between Chinese and American government officials combined with follow-up comments has helped to shed light on the complexities of this assumed role. The notion of interpreters as cultural mediators is also reconsidered.en
dc.exception.ref2021codes254aen
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dc.identifier.citationWang, J. (2017) Mediating or Exacerbating Cultural Differences: The Role of Interpreters in Official Intercultural Interaction. In: Dervin, F., Machart, R. (eds.) Intercultural Communication with China. Singapore: Springer, pp.133-144.en
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-4014-6_8
dc.identifier.isbn9789811040139
dc.identifier.urihttp://clok.uclan.ac.uk/22678/
dc.identifier.urihttps://dora.dmu.ac.uk/handle/2086/21045
dc.language.isoenen
dc.peerreviewedYesen
dc.publisherSpringeren
dc.relation.ispartofseriesEncounters between East and West: Intercultural Perspectives;
dc.subjectIntercultural communicationen
dc.subjectIntercultural mediationen
dc.subjectRole of interpretersen
dc.subjectOfficial intercultural interactionen
dc.titleMediating or Exacerbating Cultural Differences: The Role of Interpreters in Official Intercultural Interactionen
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