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Overview

The Interpreting Studies Reader is the definitive guide to the growing area of interpreting studies. Spanning the multiple and diverse approaches to interpreting, it draws together the key articles in the field and puts them in their thematic and social contexts. This is a comprehensive overview of interpreting studies and the new directions the subject is taking in the twenty-first century. Features include:

*an introductory essay reviewing the evolution of interpreting studies
*organization into seven thematic sections, each with an editors' introduction
*a comprehensive bibliography and suggestions for further reading.

The Interpreting Studies Reader is an invaluable introduction and reference for students, researchers and practitioners.

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Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780415224772
  • Publisher: Taylor & Francis
  • Publication date: 12/29/2001
  • Series: Routledge Language Readers Ser.
  • Edition number: 1
  • Pages: 448
  • Product dimensions: 6.90 (w) x 9.60 (h) x 1.20 (d)

Meet the Author

Franz Pöchhacker is Associate Professor of Interpreting Studies in the Department of Translation and Interpreting at the University of Vienna. Miriam Shlesinger is Senior Lecturer in Translation and Interpreting Studies in the Department of Translation and Interpreting of Bar-Ilan University, Israel.
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Table of Contents

Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction 1
Looking Back 13
Interpreting in Antiquity 15
Pt. 1 Breaking Ground 23
1.1 An Investigation into Conference Interpreting 30
1.2 Research into Simultaneous Translation 42
1.3 The Effects of Source Language Presentation Rate on the Performance of Simultaneous Conference Interpreters 52
1.4 Segmentation of Input in Simultaneous Translation 68
1.5 Simultaneous Interpretation: Qualitative and Linguistic Data 78
Pt. 2 Laying Foundations 93
2.1 Semantic Aspects of Psycholinguistic Research in Simultaneous Interpretation 98
2.2 Simultaneous Interpreting: Interdependence of Variables in the Interpreting Process, Interpreting Models and Interpreting Strategies 110
2.3 Language and Memory: A Study of Note-Taking in Consecutive Interpreting 120
2.4 Simultaneous Interpretation - Units of Meaning and Other Features 130
Pt. 3 Modeling the Process 141
3.1 Process Models in Simultaneous Interpretation 148
3.2 Conference Interpreting as a Cognitive Management Problem 162
3.3 Meaning Assembly in Simultaneous Interpretation 178
Pt. 4 Broadening the View 203
4.1 Perspectives on the Role of Interpreter 208
4.2 A Typology of Interpreter-Mediated Events 218
4.3 Nonverbal Communication in Simultaneous and Consecutive Interpretation: A Theoretical Model and New Perspectives 234
Pt. 5 Observing the Product and its Effects 247
5.1 Interpreting: A Text Linguistic Approach 254
5.2 Lexical Similarity vs Lexical Dissimilarity in Consecutive Interpreting: A Product-Oriented Study of Form-Based vs Meaning-Based Interpreting 266
5.3 The Impact of Politeness in Witness Testimony: The Influence of the Court Interpreter 278
Pt. 6 Examining Expectations and Norms 293
6.1 An Exploratory Study of Translational Norms in Simultaneous Interpreting: Methodological Reflections 300
6.2 Conference Interpretation: Expectations of Different User Groups 312
6.3 Quality Assessment in Simultaneous Interpreting: The Importance of Nonverbal Communication 326
Pt. 7 (Re)Defining the Role 337
7.1 The Problem with Definitions, Descriptions, and the Role Metaphors of Interpreters 344
7.2 The Double Role of a Dialogue Interpreter 354
7.3 The Code and the Culture: Sign Language Interpreting - In Search of the New Breed's Ethics 372
Looking Ahead 385
The Empire Talks Back: Orality, Heteronomy and the Cultural Turn in Interpreting Studies 386
Bibliography 398
Name Index 422
Subject Index 427
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