The Translator as Communicator

intention process:
see 
transitivity
intentionality:
a feature of context which
determines the
appropriateness of a
linguistic form to the
achievement of a >
pragmatic
purpose.
interpersonal meaning:
see 
metafunctions
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intertextuality:
a precondition for the
intelligibility of texts,
involving the dependence of
one text as a semiotic entity
upon another, previously
encountered, text. However,
the intertextual reference,
instead of evoking an image,
can preclude it, parody it, or
signify its exact opposite.
This may be illustrated from
the tactics of some political
speakers using the
opponent’s terminology for
their own ends.
langue:
this refers to language as a
system (e.g. grammar,
vocabulary). When this is put
to use, we are in the domain
of 
parole
which subsumes
what we as speakers might
say or understand.
liaison interpreting:
a form of oral interpreting in
which two speakers who do
not know each other’s
language or know it
imperfectly communicate
through an interpreter,
normally in spontaneous
conversational settings.
Consecutive interpreting
involves the interpreter in
taking notes of what is being
said. At the end of each fairly
large chunk of speech (or an
entire speech), the
interpreter gives an oral
translation (normally in a
reduced form) with or
without the help of notes.
Simultaneous interpreting
is conducted in special
booths where the interpreter
listens through earphones
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and sometimes watches what
is going on. As the speaker’s
statement proceeds, it is
translated simultaneously
into the other language.