Towards an Atlas of the History of Interpreting: Voices from around the world
Edited by Lucía Ruiz Rosendo and Jesús Baigorri-Jalón
[Benjamins Translation Library, 159] 2023. vi, 310 pp.
Lucía Ruiz Rosendo
List of John Benjamins publications for which Lucía Ruiz Rosendo plays a role.
Title
Subjects History of linguistics | Interpreting | Language policy | Translation Studies
Articles
2023 Chapter 1. Voices from around the world Towards an Atlas of the History of Interpreting: Voices from around the world, Ruiz Rosendo, Lucía and Jesús Baigorri-Jalón (eds.), pp. 1–24 | Chapter
In this chapter we provide an introduction to the volume. We will explain how multidisciplinary approaches, and thus multidisciplinary methodological tools, constitute the ideal way to fill gaps in the map and timeline of the history of interpreting. We highlight the cooperation between… read more
2021 The role of the affective in interpreting in conflict zones Target 33:1, pp. 47–72 | Article
This article explores the role of the affective in interpreting in intractable conflicts. Drawing on the results of a participatory research project exploring the lived experiences of civilian interpreters and Spanish military personnel who worked in Afghanistan, the article argues that emotions… read more
2019 Coping with speed: An experimental study on expert and novice interpreter performance in the simultaneous interpreting of scientific discourse Babel 65:1, pp. 1–25 | Article
This article presents an experimental study that compares six expert and eleven novice interpreters in order to assess the effect of moderate and high delivery rates on the simultaneous interpreting of specialised discourse. The dependent variables were ear voice span (EVS) and target speech… read more
2017 Towards a typology of interpreters in war-related scenarios in the Middle East Translation Spaces 6:2, pp. 182–208 | Article
The figure of the interpreter in conflict is as interesting as it is elusive to the rest of the profession and academia. One of the regions that has caught the attention and the interest of scholars is the Middle East. The literature tends to focus on one specific category – locally recruited… read more
2015 The influence of speed on omissions in simultaneous interpretation: An experimental study Babel 61:3, pp. 305–334 | Article
Simultaneous interpreting (SI) is a highly complex cognitive process which aims to deliver a complete and accurate rendition of the original message in real time. However, there is a myriad of factors that can influence the process, speed being one of the factors most frequently put forward by… read more
2009 La interpretación en el ámbito de la medicina: Estudio exploratorio de la situación de la práctica profesional en España desde la perspectiva de los médicos usuarios Babel 55:4, pp. 345–363 | Article
International medical meetings are nowadays one of the events most frequently held in Spain and one of the meetings that usually turn to interpreting services. Consequently, medical congresses offer an interesting field to conference interpreters, especially those whose linguistic combination is… read more