Strategies Used by Rwanda’s Simultaneous Interpreters to Render Cultural-linguistic Aspects in Taboo Expressions.

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dc.contributor.authorKateregga, Abubakar
dc.contributor.authorBizimana, Vital
dc.contributor.authorRusanganwa, Joseph Appolinary
dc.date.accessioned2024-09-23T08:17:25Z
dc.date.available2024-09-23T08:17:25Z
dc.date.issued2024
dc.description.abstractInterpreting taboo language from and into Kinyarwanda, English, and French can lead to poor quality renderings if a combination of linguistic and cultural factors is unattended to. This study aimed to explore the strategies used by Rwandan interpreters render cultural-linguistic aspects found in taboo expressions from and into Kinyarwanda, English, and French. The paper drew on a set of ‘equivalence theories’ in the field of translation (Baker, 2011; Nida, 2000; Vinay and Darbelnet, 1995), the skopos theory (Basnett & Lefevre, 1990) as well as the bottom-up and top-down models (Hatim and Mason, 1997). Renditions by 20 Rwandan interpreters using the simultaneous mode were recorded, transcribed, coded, and analyzed. The findings revealed that most Rwandan interpreters resorted to the ‘literal strategy’ to render taboo expressions with the effect that the meaning of the source text (ST) sometimes got distorted while translating vulgar and derogatory language, insults, euphemisms, and vulgar proverbs. The findings also revealed that in an attempt to cope with interpreting taboo language, it is not enough to rely on a single strategy, that is to say, interpreters should use a combination of strategies in order to improve the quality of their renditions.
dc.identifier.citationKateregga, A., Bizimana, V., & Rusanganwa, J. A. (2024). Strategies Used by Rwanda’s Simultaneous Interpreters to Render Cultural-linguistic Aspects in Taboo Expressions. Kabale: Kabale University.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12493/2306
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherKabale University
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 United Statesen
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/
dc.subjectInterpreting
dc.subjecttranslation
dc.subjectsimultaneous mode
dc.subjecttaboo language
dc.subjectequivalence theories
dc.titleStrategies Used by Rwanda’s Simultaneous Interpreters to Render Cultural-linguistic Aspects in Taboo Expressions.
dc.typeArticle

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