Jens Hessmann
List of John Benjamins publications for which Jens Hessmann plays a role.
Articles
2018 Researching sign languages, interpreting and translation: Orientation, guidance, and resources Signed Language Interpreting and Translation, Swabey, Laurie and Brenda Nicodemus (eds.), pp. 150–161 | Review article
2015 Researching linguistic features of text genres in a DGS corpus: The case of finger loci Sign Language & Linguistics 18:1, pp. 1–40 | Article
In this article, we investigate the referential and textual functions of finger loci, that is, the pointing towards one or more fingers of the weak hand in signed discourse. The first part of the article deals with the theoretical discussion about referentiality and the related notions of… read more
2011 Developing and transmitting a shared interpreting research ethos: EUMASLI – A case study Advances in Interpreting Research: Inquiry in action, Nicodemus, Brenda and Laurie Swabey (eds.), pp. 177–198 | Article
Sign language interpreters monitor professional encounters to make informed choices in specific interactional constellations. For the profession, progress crucially depends on transcending individual intuitions and communicating experiential knowledge in the light of theory. Introducing a research… read more