1st Edition

Triadic Exchanges Studies in Dialogue Interpreting

Edited By Ian Mason Copyright 2001
220 Pages
by Routledge

220 Pages
by Routledge

220 Pages
by Routledge

Dialogue interpreting is a generic term covering a diverse range of fields of interpreting which have in common the basic feature of face-to-face interaction between three parties: the interpreter and (at least) two other speakers. The interaction consists of spontaneous dialogue, involving relatively short turns at talk, in two languages. It is usually goal-directed in the sense that there is... Read more
Part I Research Directions; Chapter 1 Interpreting Expert Witness Testimony, Cynthia Miguélez; Chapter 2 How are Courtroom Questions Interpreted?, Sandra Hale; Chapter 3 Interactional Pragmatics, Face and the Dialogue Interpreter, Ian Mason, Miranda Stewart; Chapter 4 Interpreting in Crisis, Cecilia Wadensjö; Chapter 5 How Untrained Interpreters Handle Medical Terms, Bernd Meyer; Part II Traditions; Chapter 6 The Rebirth of the King’s Linguist, Pierre Kouraogo; Chapter 7 Oranda Tsûjiand the Sidotti Incident, Yukino Semizu; Part III Issues in Training; Chapter 8 First Steps on Firmer Ground, Nadja Grbic; Chapter 9 Teaching Liaison Interpreting, Annalisa Sandrelli;

Biography

Mason, Ian