This book sheds light on the phenomenon of consecutive interpreting. It combines phenomenological and empirical analyses to build a communication theory of interpreting. The author begins by reviewing mainstream research on consecutive interpreting and then dissociates himself from it, conducting a three-tier analysis of interpreting data. He concludes by presenting an alternative theory of consecutive interpreting. As he makes clear from the outset, a new and combined methodology for consecutive interpreting needs to be constructed to satisfy both the relation of the phenomenon to experience as well as its social foundation. He also stresses the potential within the humanities for wider employment of the phenomenological empirical method. This book will appeal to students and scholars of linguistics, translation, phenomenology, social interaction and communication

Alexander V. Kozin is Research Fellow at the Centre for Literature and Philosophy, University of Sussex, UK. He specialises in phenomenology and communication and has authored over 50 academic publications.

Chapter 1. Consecutive Interpreting and its Many Facets.- Chapter 2. Consecutive Interpreting: From Language to Communication.- Chapter 3. Empirical Phenomenology for the Study of Consecutive Interpreting.- Chapter 4. From Consecutive Interpreting to Translation-in-Talk.- Chapter 5. From Translation-in-Talk to Translation-in-Interaction.- Chapter 6. The Generative Aspect of Translation-in-Interaction.- Postscript.