On Culture Elements In Interpretation From The Perspective Of Globalization And Glocalization

This thesis explores the interpretation of cultural elements from the perspective of globalization and glocalization. The author starts from the literature review of works on interpretation. Through analyzing the limitation of these works the author points out that under the background of globalization and glocalization researches on interpretation should take into consideration the background from a cultural perspective. Then the author analyzes the interactive relationship of the background and the interpretation of cultural elements. Finally, solutions are given on the level of strategies and methods.Based on the interpretive theory the thesis analyzes interpretation as a cultural phenomenon and a dynamic communicative process. The author improves the interpretive theory by stating that interpretation is not transference of language pattern but culture and proposing strategies and methods for interpreting cultural elements in the context of globalization and glocalization. The thesis recommends approaches for transferring cultures from the following levels: words and phrases, sentences and texts, pragmatic communicative system and non-verbal system. Methods are allocated for the four levels and systematic research on interpreting cultural elements has been carried out in the context of globalization and glocalization. By analyzing the interactive relations of interpretation and the global background the author concludes that interpretation is cross-cultural communication. The interpretation of cultural elements should be flexible and different strategies and methods can be employed to maintain cultural diversity.Current interpretation works focus on theoretical deduction and empirical studies. The trend of interpretation researches is interdisciplinary and diverse approaches. There are up to now no works on how to interpret cultural elements in face of fierce conflict of globalization and glocalization. This thesis tries to improve the interpretive theory and discusses interpreting cultural elements macroscopically in guidelines and microcosmically in skills in the hope of contributing to the interpretation studies in a new angle.