Wouter Duyck
List of John Benjamins publications for which Wouter Duyck plays a role.
Articles
2019 Investigating the presumed cognitive advantage of aspiring interpreters Interpreting 21:1, pp. 115–134 | Article
In complex tasks such as interpreting, the importance of a well-functioning working memory can hardly be overestimated. However, empirical studies have failed to produce consistent results with regard to an interpreter advantage in working memory. Recent studies tend to focus on the executive… read more
2015 Simultaneous interpreting and working memory capacity Psycholinguistic and Cognitive Inquiries into Translation and Interpreting, Ferreira, Aline and John W. Schwieter (eds.), pp. 101–126 | Article
The aim of the present exploratory correlational study was to test whether a relationship exists between working memory capacity (WMC) and simultaneous interpreting (SI) performance measures in a sample of professional interpreters. Twenty-eight professional interpreters, aged 25–55, were tested on… read more
2014 Simultaneous interpreting and working memory executive control Interpreting 16:2, pp. 139–168 | Article
Working memory is a complex cognitive component responsible for maintenance of information during processing. Interpreting research has so far focused on working memory capacity rather than on the central executive functions. In the study described here, 28 professional interpreters completed a… read more