Interpretation
Encyclopedia
Language
- Language interpretation, the facilitation of dialogue between parties using different languages
- Interpretation of tonguesInterpretation of tonguesIn Christian theology, interpretation of tongues is one of the spiritual gifts listed in 1 Corinthians 12. This gift is used in conjunction with that of the gift of tongues—the supernatural ability to speak in a language unknown to the speaker. The gift of interpretation is the supernatural...
, a supernatural ability to understand unknown languages - SemanticsSemanticsSemantics is the study of meaning. It focuses on the relation between signifiers, such as words, phrases, signs and symbols, and what they stand for, their denotata....
, assignment of meanings to symbols
Philosophy
- Interpretation (logic)Interpretation (logic)An interpretation is an assignment of meaning to the symbols of a formal language. Many formal languages used in mathematics, logic, and theoretical computer science are defined in solely syntactic terms, and as such do not have any meaning until they are given some interpretation...
, an assignment of meaning to the symbolsSymbol (formal)For other uses see Symbol In logic, symbols build literal utility to illustrate ideas. A symbol is an abstraction, tokens of which may be marks or a configuration of marks which form a particular pattern...
of a formal languageFormal languageA formal language is a set of words—that is, finite strings of letters, symbols, or tokens that are defined in the language. The set from which these letters are taken is the alphabet over which the language is defined. A formal language is often defined by means of a formal grammar...
. - De Interpretatione, a work by Aristotle
- Hermeneutics, the study of interpretation theory
- ExegesisExegesisExegesis is a critical explanation or interpretation of a text, especially a religious text. Traditionally the term was used primarily for exegesis of the Bible; however, in contemporary usage it has broadened to mean a critical explanation of any text, and the term "Biblical exegesis" is used...
, a critical explanation or interpretation of a text
Math, science and computing
- Interpretation (model theory)Interpretation (model theory)In model theory, interpretation of a structure M in another structure N is a technical notion that approximates the idea of representing M inside N. For example every reduct or definitional expansion of a structure N has an interpretation in N.Many model-theoretic properties are preserved under...
In model theoryModel theoryIn mathematics, model theory is the study of mathematical structures using tools from mathematical logic....
, interpretation of a structureStructure (mathematical logic)In universal algebra and in model theory, a structure consists of a set along with a collection of finitary operations and relations which are defined on it....
M in another structure N (typically of a different signatureSignature (logic)In logic, especially mathematical logic, a signature lists and describes the non-logical symbols of a formal language. In universal algebra, a signature lists the operations that characterize an algebraic structure. In model theory, signatures are used for both purposes.Signatures play the same...
) is a technical notion that approximates the idea of representing M inside N. - Interpretation of quantum mechanicsInterpretation of quantum mechanicsAn interpretation of quantum mechanics is a set of statements which attempt to explain how quantum mechanics informs our understanding of nature. Although quantum mechanics has held up to rigorous and thorough experimental testing, many of these experiments are open to different interpretations...
- Interpreter (computing)Interpreter (computing)In computer science, an interpreter normally means a computer program that executes, i.e. performs, instructions written in a programming language...
, a program that performs instructions written in a high-level programming language - Interpreter patternInterpreter patternIn computer programming, the interpreter pattern is a design pattern. The interpreter pattern specifies how to evaluate sentences in a language. The basic idea is to have a class for each symbol in a specialized computer language...
, a software engineering design pattern
Law
- Judicial interpretationJudicial interpretationJudicial interpretation is a theory or mode of thought that explains how the judiciary should interpret the law, particularly constitutional documents and legislation...
, an interpretation of law by a judiciary - Statutory interpretationStatutory interpretationStatutory interpretation is the process by which courts interpret and apply legislation. Some amount of interpretation is always necessary when a case involves a statute. Sometimes the words of a statute have a plain and straightforward meaning. But in many cases, there is some ambiguity or...
, determining the meaning of legislation - Authentic interpretationAuthentic interpretationAn authentic interpretation is an official interpretation of a statute issued by the statute's legislator. In civil law and canon law, an authentic interpretation has the force of law.- Roman Catholic Church :...
, the official interpretation of a statute issued by the statute's legislator - Financial Accounting Standards Board Interpretations, part of the United States Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (US GAAP)
Art, literature and performance
- Aesthetic interpretation, an explanation of the meaning of a work of art
- Literary theoryLiterary theoryLiterary theory in a strict sense is the systematic study of the nature of literature and of the methods for analyzing literature. However, literary scholarship since the 19th century often includes—in addition to, or even instead of literary theory in the strict sense—considerations of...
studies a wide variety of methods for interpreting literature including historicismHistoricismHistoricism is a mode of thinking that assigns a central and basic significance to a specific context, such as historical period, geographical place and local culture. As such it is in contrast to individualist theories of knowledges such as empiricism and rationalism, which neglect the role of...
, feminismFeminismFeminism is a collection of movements aimed at defining, establishing, and defending equal political, economic, and social rights and equal opportunities for women. Its concepts overlap with those of women's rights...
, structuralismStructuralismStructuralism originated in the structural linguistics of Ferdinand de Saussure and the subsequent Prague and Moscow schools of linguistics. Just as structural linguistics was facing serious challenges from the likes of Noam Chomsky and thus fading in importance in linguistics, structuralism...
, deconstructionDeconstructionDeconstruction is a term introduced by French philosopher Jacques Derrida in his 1967 book Of Grammatology. Although he carefully avoided defining the term directly, he sought to apply Martin Heidegger's concept of Destruktion or Abbau, to textual reading...
, etc. - Oral interpretationOral InterpretationOral Interpretation is a dramatic art, also commonly called "interpretive reading" and "dramatic reading", though these terms are more conservative and restrictive...
, a dramatic art - Performing as a historical character in a living museumLiving museumA living museum is a type of museum, in which historical events showing the life in ancient times are performed, especially in ethnographic or historical views, or processes for producing a commercial product in terms of technical and technological developments are shown, especially the craft...
Music and media
- Interpreter (album)Interpreter (album)Interpreter is a 1996 album by Julian Cope, particularly inspired by Cope's involvement and observations at the 1995-96 Newbury bypass protest.-Track listing:#"I Come from Another Planet, Baby" - 3:29#"I've Got My TV & My Pills" - 2:22...
, by Julian Cope - The InterpreterThe InterpreterThe Interpreter is a 2005 political thriller film starring Nicole Kidman, Sean Penn, and Catherine Keener. It was the final film to be directed by Sydney Pollack.-Plot:...
, a 2005 film - Interpretations: A 25th Anniversary CelebrationInterpretations: A 25th Anniversary CelebrationThe Carpenters' compilation "Interpretations" was released in 1995 as both a cassette tape and a CD. Some songs on here were never before released, such as "Without a Song" and "From This Moment On"...
, an album by The Carpenters - Interpretations (The Carpenters DVD)Interpretations (The Carpenters DVD)The Carpenters' DVD "Interpretations" was originally released as a VHS cassette tape in 1995 until 1997, with the debut of the DVD. The DVD contains footage mainly from their 5 TV specials and TV series from 1971-1980.-Track listings:...
- The InterpretersThe InterpretersThe Interpreters were a Power pop band formed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1996. They were composed of singer/bassist Herschel Gaer, guitarist Patsy Palladino and drummer Branko Jakominich. In 1997 they released the EP "In Rememberance[sic] of That Fine, Fine Evening" which was produced by...
, a musical group - The Interpreter (Suki Kim novel)The Interpreter (Suki Kim novel)The Interpreter is Suki Kim’s first novel. In The Interpreter, Kim creates a twenty-nine-year-old Korean American court interpreter named Suzy Park who makes a startling and ominous discovery during one court case which ultimately reveals the mystery of her parents' homicide...
- The Interpreter, a book by Robert MossRobert MossRobert Moss, born in Melbourne in 1946, is an Australian historian, journalist and author and the creator of Active Dreaming, an original method for working with dreams and imagination.-Early life and education:...
Other uses
- Interpretation: A Journal of Bible and Theology
- Allegorical interpretationAllegorical interpretationIn a biblical context, allegorical interpretation is an approach assuming that the authors of a text intended something other than what is literally expressed....
, an approach that assumes a text should not be interpreted literally - Heritage interpretationHeritage interpretationHeritage interpretation is the communication of information about, or the explanation of, the nature, origin, and purpose of historical, natural, or cultural resources, objects, sites and phenomena using personal or non-personal methods....
, the communication of the nature and purpose of historical, natural or cultural elements - PsychoanalysisPsychoanalysisPsychoanalysis is a psychological theory developed in the late 19th and early 20th centuries by Austrian neurologist Sigmund Freud. Psychoanalysis has expanded, been criticized and developed in different directions, mostly by some of Freud's former students, such as Alfred Adler and Carl Gustav...
, interpretation of a patient's unconscious feelings
See also
- InterpretabilityInterpretabilityIn mathematical logic, interpretability is a relation between formal theories that expresses the possibility of interpreting or translating one into the other.-Informal definition:Assume T and S are formal theories...
, a concept in mathematical logic - InterpretantInterpretantAn interpretant, in semiotics, is the effect of a sign on someone who reads or comprehends it. The concept of "interpretant" is part of Charles Sanders Peirce's "triadic" theory of the sign...
, a concept in semiotics - Translation (disambiguation)Translation (disambiguation)Translation, translate, or translator may refer to:* Translation, conversion of text from one language to another* Technical translation, translation of technical texts from one language to anotherIn science and mathematics:...