An Analysis of Classical Rhetoric in Court Interpreting
Abstract
This paper focuses on the analysis of the role of classical rhetoric in court interpreting, in which the speakers’ and interpreters’ ethos could contribute to gain the trust of jury and presiding judge. In this study our research is based on a paper of Emmanuelle and Anne. Their transcript is from an authentic criminal proceeding in a Belgian Court. Two languages are used in this case----Dutch as the source language and French as the target language. This paper will analyze the function of devices used in speaker’s speeches, and explore how these devices play an important role in persuasion, and the disadvantages of not interpreting the ethos of speaker.
Keywords
Monological legal discourse; Court interpreting; Classical rhetoric
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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.18686/ahe.v8i8.13745
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