LINGUIST List 12.2778

Wed Nov 7 2001

Books: Translation

Editor for this issue: Richard John Harvey <richardlinguistlist.org>

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1. Sean Hanrahan, Translation: The Interpreting Studies Reader

Franz P�chhacker, University of Vienna,
Miriam Shlesinger, Bar-Ilan University, Israel, Editors,

THE INTERPRETING STUDIES READER

"At last, the seminal articles on interpreting have been compiled in a
single volume. Many of them have been out of print, inaccessible, or
unavailable in English until now. A must for every library, whether
personal or institutional." -Holly Mikkelson, International
Interpretation Resource Center, California

The Interpreting Studies Reader is a comprehensive guide to the
growing area of interpreting studies. Spanning the multiple and
diverse approaches to interpreting, including conference, court and
sign-language interpreting, this reader collects the seminal articles
in the field and places them in their thematic and social
contexts. This book is an authoritative and up-to-date 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. From
interpretation in antiquity to projections about the future of the
field, this guide will have every essay a student, researcher or
practitioner could need.

February 2002: 448 pp: 22 illus
HB: 0415224772: $95.00 �60.00
PB: 0415224780: $29.95 �18.99

Acknowledgments
Introduction
Looking Back: Interpreting in History
Alfred Hermann, Interpreting in History, Translated by Ruth
Morris
Section 1: Breaking Ground
Introduction
Eva Paneth, An Investigation into Conference Intepreting,
Pierre Ol�ron and Hubert Nanpon, Research into Simultaneous
Translation
David Gerver, The Effect of Source Language Presentation
Rate on the Performance of Simultaneous Conference
Interpreters
Frieda Goldman-Eisler, Segmentation of Imput in Simultaneous
Translation
Henri C. Barik, Simultaneous Interpretation: Qualitative
and Linguistic Data
Section 2: Laying Foundations
Introduction
Ghelly V. Chernov, Semantic Aspects of Psycholinguistic
Research in Simultaneous Interpretation
Hella Kirchoff, Simultaneous Interpreting: Interdependence
of Variables in the Interpreting Process, Interpreting Models
and Interpreting Strategies, Translated by David Sawyer
Danica Seleskovitch, Language and Memory: A Study of Note-
Taking in Consecutive Interpreting, Translated by Jacolyn
Harmer
Marianne Lederer, Simultaneous Interpretation-Units of Meaning
and Other Features
Section 3: Modeling the Process
Introduction
Barbara Moser-Mercer, Beyond Curiosity: Can Interpreting
Research Meet the Challenge?
Daniel Gile, Conference Interpreting as a Cognitive Management
Problem
Robin Sutton, Meaning Assembly in Simultaneous Interpreting
Section 4: Broadening the View
Introduction
R. Bruce and W. Anderson, Perspectives on the Role of
Interpreter
Brista Alexieva, A Typology of Interpreter-Mediated Events
Fernando Poyatos, Nonverbal Communication in Simultaneous
Interpretation: A Theoretical Model and New Perspectives
Section 5: Observing the Product and Its Effects
Introduction
Basil Hatim and Ian Mason, Interpreting: A Text Linguistic
Approach
Helle V. Dam, Lexical Similarity VS. Lexical Dissimilarity in
Consecutive Interpreting
Susan Berk-Seligson, The Impact of Politeness in Witness
Testimony: The Influence of the Court Interpreter
Section 6: Examining Expectations and Norms
Introduction
Anne Schjoldager, An Exploratory Study of Translational Norms
in Simultaneous Interpreting: Methodological Reflections
Ingrid Kurz, Conference Interpreting: Expectations of
Different User Groups
�ngela Collados A�s, Quality Assessment in Simultaneous
Interpreting: The Importance of Nonverbal Communication
Section 7: (Re)Defining the Role
Introduction
Cynthia B. Roy, The Problem with Definitions, Descriptions,
and the Role Metaphors of Interpreters
Cecilia Wadensj�, The Double Role of a Dialogue Interpreter
Granville Tate and Graham Turner, The Code and the Culture:
Sign Language Interpreting-In Search of the New Breed's Ethics
Looking Ahead
Michael Cronin, The Empire Talks Back: Orality,
Heteronomy, and the Cultural Turn in Interpreting Studies
Bibliography
Index