Sarah Van Hoof
List of John Benjamins publications in which Sarah Van Hoof is involved.
Articles
2026 Language assistance in the Criminal Court: How fair is it to substitute written translation with oral interpreting? Interpreting 28:2, pp. 216–247 | Article
European Union Directive 2010/64/EU introduces a defendant’s right to receive written translations of documents in criminal proceedings but at the same time it allows Member States to substitute written translations with oral translations or summaries. Through an instrumental case study, this… read more
2013 Hyperstandardisation in Flanders: Extreme enregisterment and its aftermath Pragmatics 23:2, pp. 331–359 | Article
Our intention in this article is to document and analyse an exceptional period in Flemish linguistic history that has not received a lot of attention thusfar, viz., the 1950s through the 1980s. We will argue that these decades mark a period best described as an era of hyperstandardisation, as they… read more
The right to translation in Belgian criminal proceedings: Between legal obligations and practical constraints Target: Online-First Articles | Article
This article examines the implementation of the Directive 2010/64/EU, and more specifically its provisions on written language assistance, in Belgian criminal proceedings. In order to investigate both top-down regulations and on-the-ground practices, a case study was conducted at the Ghent… read more