Interpretation
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Interpretation or interpreter may refer to:
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Philosophy
- Interpretation (philosophy), the assignment of meanings to various concepts, symbols, or objects under consideration
- Interpretation (logic), an assignment of meaning to the symbols of a formal language
- De Interpretatione, a work by Aristotle
- Hermeneutics, the study of interpretation theory
- Exegesis, a critical explanation or interpretation of a text
Language
- Language interpretation, the facilitation of dialogue between parties using different languages
- Interpretation of tongues, a supernatural ability to understand unknown languages
- Semantics, the study of meaning in words, phrases, signs, and symbols
Art, literature and performance
- Aesthetic interpretation, an explanation of the meaning of a work of art
- Heritage interpretation, communication about the nature and purpose of historical, natural or cultural phenomena
- Oral interpretation, a dramatic art
- Literary theory, methods for interpreting literature including historicism, feminism, structuralism, deconstruction, et cetera
- Performing as a historical character in a living museum
- Interpretation (music), the process of a performer deciding how to perform music that has been previously composed
Other uses
- Allegorical interpretation, an approach that assumes a text should not be interpreted literally
- Biblical interpretation, the study of the principles of interpretation concerning the books of the Bible
- Interpretation of Schizophrenia, a 1955 book by Italy-born American psychiatrist Silvano Arieti
- Psychoanalysis, interpretation of a patient's unconscious feelings
See also
- Interpretant, a concept in semiotics
- The Interpretation of Dreams, a 1899 book by psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud
- Interpretation of dreams
- Translation
- Against Interpretation by Susan Sontag
- Hermeneutics
- Meaning
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