Leveraging Serial Verb Constructions for Sequential Processing in English–Chinese Sight Interpreting

Yang Chen

doi:10.47297/wspiedWSP2516-250061.20250910

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Leveraging Serial Verb Constructions for Sequential Processing in English–Chinese Sight Interpreting

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Leveraging Serial Verb Constructions for Sequential Processing in English–Chinese Sight Interpreting
Leveraging Serial Verb Constructions for Sequential Processing in English–Chinese Sight Interpreting
Tianjin Foreign Studies University, Tianjin, 300204, China
Vol. 9, Issue 10, Pages: 265-269(2025)
Published：30 October 2025
DOI：10.47297/wspiedWSP2516-250061.20250910
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Yang Chen.Leveraging Serial Verb Constructions for Sequential Processing in English–Chinese Sight Interpreting[J].Journal of International Education and Development,2025,09(10):265-269.
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Yang Chen.Leveraging Serial Verb Constructions for Sequential Processing in English–Chinese Sight Interpreting[J].Journal of International Education and Development,2025,09(10):265-269. DOI： 10.47297/wspiedWSP2516-250061.20250910.

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Sight interpreting (SI) from English to Chinese faces significant cognitive load due to syntactic discrepancies. Traditional reordering strategies increase processing lag and cognitive burden. This paper proposes a sequential processing strategy that leverages inherent features of Chinese syntax—serial verb constructions (连动结构)—to convert English hypotactic structures into linear

paratactic Chinese expressions. Case analysis demonstrates this method reduces cognitive load

improves real-time fluency

and ensures pragmatic appropriateness

offering a cognitively efficient alternative to conventional reordering.

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