MODELS CONCERNING THE PSYCHOLOGICAL PERCEPTION OF THE SEMANTICS OF INTERPRETER’S NOTE-TAKING GRAPHIC SYMBOLS

Abstract

This article sheds some light on various issues related to the evolution of semiotic resources, language, speech and models of sign semantics and its perception within the framework of information and communication features which characterize the modern world of liaison interpreting. This academic paper focuses on the interpreter’s note-taking as an element of the semiotic system for fixing thoughts, but not words, in the form of graphic symbols which are capable of accumulating and condensing incoming information, as well as improving some attention and to facilitating the initial information being prepared for the finished interpretation. Its importance and essence in the psycholinguistic perception of any foreign speech has been presented. Reasons for carrying out this study have been identified. On the basis of the semantic specificity of graphic symbols contained in interpreters’ note-taking, a scheme for comparing two language sign systems has been given. The true actuality of a foreign linguistic environment has been shown, including the realization of the individual’s intentions, and the rethinking of facts and phenomena for easier perception in translation. The types and levels of memory involved in this process have also been described. Particular attention has been devoted to the psycholinguistic aspect of the perception of symbols and signs which are discussed in this article. On the basis of this, the peculiarities of constructing models within the framework of the aforementioned phenomenon are shown, and a proprietary model of linguistic and pragmatic speech acts has been presented which is intended to create a sign similar to a pictogram or ideogram, taking into consideration the memory levels in its repository. A process has been developed for identifying logical connections, for reducing the heavy psychological burden on the interpreter's memory, and saving time economy in the process of reproducing the main idea. The volume of lexical units at different levels of linguistic consciousness has been determined by a formula as well as by the findings of a survey of spatial organization of the memory, and the psychological interpretation of the lexical background essential for the memory of the content in any process of liaison interpreting have been presented. Recommendations have been given for facilitating better retention of a large volume of information in the memory, for the goal of transferring it into another language. Prospective areas of for further research are outlined, based on a preliminary analysis of the achievements made in this field.