The Discourse of Court Interpreting
Discourse practices of the law, the witness and the interpreter
1st Edition
Published on 24. June 2004
XVIII, 267 pages
978-90-272-9554-5 (ISBN)
Description
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.
More details
Other editions
Additional editions
Sandra Hale
The Discourse of Court Interpreting
Discourse practices of the law, the witness and the interpreter
Book
06/2004
John Benjamins Publishing Co
€111.30
Shipment within 10-15 days
Person
Content
- The Discourse of Court Interpreting
- Editorial page
- Title page
- LCC data
- Dedication page
- Table of contents
- Tables
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Book structure
- 1. Court interpreting: The main issues
- 1.1 Introduction
- 1.2 Accuracy of interpretation
- 1.3 The role of the court interpreter
- 1.4 Conclusion
- 2. Historical overview of court interpreting in Australia
- 2.1 Introduction
- 2.2 Review of government reports on interpreting and translation services in Australia
- 2.3 The Australian legal interpreter today
- 2.4 Conclusion: A matter of access and equity
- 3. Courtroom questioning and the interpreter
- 3.1 Introduction
- 3.2 The study
- 3.3 Conclusion
- 4. The use of discourse markersin courtroom questions
- 4.1 Introduction
- 4.2 Uses of "well" and "now" in examination-in-chief
- 4.3 Uses of "well", "see" and "now" in cross-examination
- 4.4 Conclusion
- 5. The style of the Spanish speaking witnesses' answers and the interpreters' renditions
- 5.1 Introduction
- 5.2 The style of the Spanish answers and their interpretation into English
- 5.3 Rules vs. relational-oriented witnesses
- 5.4 Matched-guise experiments
- 5.5 Conclusion
- 6. Power and control in the courtroom
- 6.1 Introduction
- 6.2 The results
- 6.3 Conclusion
- 7. The interpreters' response
- 7.1 Introduction
- 7.2 Knowledge of the legal system
- 7.3 Language issues
- 7.4 Role of the interpreter
- 7.5 Conclusion
- 8. Conclusions
- 8.1 Introduction
- 8.2 Summary of results
- 8.3 Contributions and recommendations
- Notes
- References
- Index
- The series Benjamins Translation Library
