Application Of Politeness Principle In Interpreting With The Interpreter's Subjectivity

Along with the fast pace of economic globalization, political multi-polarization and cultural diversification, cross-boundary communications becomes flourishing and inevitable. Thus, interpreters are enjoying a constantly improved position in international affairs, acting as bridges which connect people of different nationality, languages and cultural backgrounds. With time passing by, it is aware that besides the transformation of messages, politeness should also be considered by the interpreters who are responsible for bridging the gaps.The Politeness Principle is a series of maxims, which Geoff Leech has proposed as a way of explaining how politeness operates in conversational exchanges. It regulates the behaviors of participants in a social interaction to engage in interaction in an atmosphere of relative harmony. In this paper, the author firstly conducts a survey among students who are learning interpretation, showing the current situation of the application of Politeness Principle in interpreting, at least among the senior interpretation learners. Later, both through theoretical analysis and case study, the author finds the feasibility of conscious application of PP by facilitating subjectivity of interpreters. Finally, after series of analysis, some strategies will be put forward by the author, guiding the usage of PP in interpreting.By finishing this paper, the author hopes to arouse more attention to this issue, helping interpreters play a better role not only in sending messages, but also in creating more harmonious atmosphere. Hopefully, the study of the usage of politeness principle in interpreting will bring insights to both people who conduct interpretation studies and interpreters in their future work.