Hedges in Chinese-English Conference Interpreting

Juan HU, Ph.D. in interpreting studies, is currently an associate professor and dean in the English Department of School of Foreign Languages of Guizhou Normal University. She is also a member of Translators Association of China. She conducted her Ph.D. research at the College of Foreign Languages and Cultures at Xiamen University with world-renowned reputation in interpreting studies, focusing on the interpreters’ role. Her research interests include  interpreters’ role, corpus-based interpreting discourse analysis, and gender differences in interpreting product.  Her recent publications have appeared in peer-reviewed journals such as:  Chinese Translators Journal, Babel, Spanish Journal of Applied Linguistics, Journal of Beijing International Studies University, Translation Horizon, and Minority Translators Journal. She has  been an active interpreter in some  international conferences and a researcherin community interpreting in China.

• Introduction.- Literature Review.- Interpreters’ Role and Role Deviation as Perceived through the Use of Hedges.- Building CECIC for the Study.- Corpus-based Quantitative Analysis on Hedges and Shifting.- Qualitative Analysis on Role Deviation in Hedges Shifting.- Conclusion.