Conclusion

Abstract

The conclusion argues that in the Second Sino-Japanese War, the interpreting field was embedded in other fields (e.g., military, political, and education), mutually constructing and shaping social space. While recognizing the crucial role of education and training in interpreters’ formation of a sense of profession, it underscores the active positioning of interpreters in a wider social context and questions the applicability of the notion of professional habitus to all individual cases by arguing that not every interpreter discussed received formal training, and even those who went through the same training process acted differently in similar situations. It contends that an interpreter’s professional habitus is part of a primary socialization, and the values and norms that interpreters have incorporated are subject to continuous definition in their social practice.