different between interpreting vs translatology

English

Alternative forms

• interpretting (comparatively rare)

Noun

interpreting (countable and uncountable, plural interpretings)

1. (countable) Synonym of interpretation (an act of interpreting or explaining what is obscure)
   • 1984, Stephen A. Erickson, Human Presence: At the Boundaries of Meaning (page 86)

     To put these statements in the singular, of course, is to abstract — there is always a plurality of interpretings when interpretation takes place.

2. (uncountable, linguistics, translation studies) Synonym of interpretation (the discipline or study of translating one spoken or signed language into another)
   • 2003, Gunilla M. Anderman, Margaret Rogers, Translation Today: Trends and Perspectives, Multilingual Matters (?ISBN), page 205

     The scholarship supporting translation and interpreting education necessarily entails discussions of assessment and there has been some encouraging work in this area.

   • 2013, Carmen Millán, Francesca Bartrina, The Routledge Handbook of Translation Studies, Routledge (?ISBN), page 66

     Is there a theory of interpreting, or a set of distinct theories of interpreting?

   • 2017, Alexander V. Kozin, Consecutive Interpreting: An Interdisciplinary Study, Springer (?ISBN), page 1

     An orphan among its peers, consecutive interpreting appears to have a short life and little if any luster.

Derived terms

• consecutive interpreting
• simultaneous interpreting

Verb

interpreting

1. present participle of interpret

English

Etymology

translate +? -ology

Pronunciation

Noun

translatology (uncountable)

1. The study of the theory and practice of translating and interpreting, especially in an academic context, combining elements of social science and the humanities. Also known as translation studies or traductology.

Synonyms

• traductology
• translation studies

Derived terms

• translatological

Translations