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Sat Jul 17 2004

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    Message 1: The Discourse of Court Interpreting: Hale

     Date: Fri, 16 Jul 2004 10:31:27 -0400 (EDT)
    From: paul <paulbenjamins.com>
    Subject: The Discourse of Court Interpreting: Hale




    Title: The Discourse of Court Interpreting: Hale Subtitle: Discourse practices of the law, the witness and the interpreter Series Title: Benjamins Translation Library 52

    Publication Year: 2004 Publisher: John Benjamins http://www.benjamins.com/ http://www.benjamins.nl/

    Book URL: http://www.benjamins.com/cgi-bin/t_bookview.cgi?bookid=BTL%2052

    Author: Sandra Beatriz Hale, University of Western Sydney

    Hardback: ISBN: 9027216584, Pages: xviii, 267 pp., Price: EURO 105.00

    Abstract:

    This book explores the intricacies of court interpreting through a thorough analysis of the authentic discourse of the English-speaking participants, the Spanish-speaking witnesses and the interpreters. Written by a practitioner, educator and researcher, the book presents the reader with real issues that most court interpreters face during their work and shows through the results of careful research studies that interpreter's choices can have varying degrees of influence on the triadic exchange. It aims to raise the practitioners' awareness of the significance of their choices and attempts to provide a theoretical basis for interpreters to make informed decisions rather than intuitive ones. It also suggests solutions for common problems. The book highlights the complexities of court interpreting and argues for thorough training for practicing interpreters to improve their performance as well as for better understanding of their task from the legal profession. Although the data is drawn from Spanish -- English cases, the main results can be extended to any language combination. The book is written in a clear, accessible language and is aimed at practicing interpreters, students and educators of interpreting, linguists and legal professionals.

    Table of contents

    Acknowledgements xiii Introduction xiv 1. Court interpreting: The main issues 1 2. Historical overview of Court Interpreting in Australia 15 3. Courtroom questioning and the interpreter 31 4. The use of discourse markers in courtroom questions 61 5. The style of the Spanish speaking witnesses' answers and the interpreters' renditions 87 6. Control in the courtroom 159 7. The interpreters' response 211 Conclusions 235 Notes 245 References 247 Index 263

    Lingfield(s): Translation Written In: English (Language Code: ENG)

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