Interpret - Definition and Overview

Interpretation, or interpreting, is an activity that consists of establishing, either simultaneously or consecutively, oral or gestural communications between two or more speakers who are not speaking (or signing) the same language.

For more information, see interpreting.

An Interpretation is a presentation or portrayal of information altered in order to conform to a specific language. This may be a spoken, written, pictorial, mathematical, sculptural, cinematic, geometric or any other form of language.

The purpose of interpretation would normally be to increase the possibility of understanding, but sometimes, as in propaganda or brainwashing, the purpose may be to evade understanding and increase confusion.

External Links

• Conference Interpreters Asia Pacific (http://www.ciap.net) Simultaneous and consecutive interpretation

See also:

Fine art, semiotics, translation, representation, interpreting

Example Usage of Interpret