A Study On Omission In Simultaneous Interpreting

This is an attempted study on omission in simultaneous interpreting.Omission has more than often been regarded as errors in the assessment of quality in SI. However, in recent years it has been argued by some that the "saying it all" strategy may not be successful or even practical in a bilingual communication bridged by an interpreter. This argument is of great interest to the author who has had some experience in the field; hence the feeling that a one hundred percent reproduction in SI is not possible; and not necessary. Therefore, the author of this paper set out to look at the possible role of omission in SI. Effort Model is introduced to explain why omission is desirable. In order to find answers to the four research questions, an observational study is carried out to see under what circumstances omission is applied. Related issues are cleared up to show how omission is possible without loss of relevant information. Through such a study, the author, hopefully, manages to prove that omission is actually a very effective SI strategy that should be integrated in the SI training, and ultimately in the practice of SI in the field.