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Publication details [#1035]

Gambier, Yves, Daniel Gile and Christopher Taylor, eds. 1997. Conference interpreting: current trends in research (Benjamins Translation Library 23). Amsterdam: John Benjamins. iv + 246 pp.

Publication type

Edited volume

Publication language

English

Keywords

Main ISBN

90-272-1626-6

Edition info

Proceedings of the International Conference on Interpreting #What do we know and how?# Turku, August 25-27, 1994. US ISBN: 1-55619-707-1

Abstract

Conference Interpreting: What do we know and how? is the title of a conference (Turku, 1994) organised to assess the state of the art in conference interpreting research. The result is collected in this volume with fully coordinated reports on the round tables. The book covers methodology, communication, discourse, culture, neurolinguistic and cognitive aspects, quality assessment, training and developing skills.

Source : Publisher information

Articles in this volume

Fabbro, Franco and Laura Gran. Neurolinguistic aspects of simultaneous interpretation. 9–27

Tijus, Charles Albert. Understanding for interpreting, interpreting for understanding. 29–48

Linell, Per. Interpreting as communication. 49–67

Pöchhacker, Franz, Jorma Tommola, Sylvie Lambert, Ivana Čeňková, Masaomi Kondo and Daniel Gile. Interpretation research policy. 69–88

Riccardi, Alessandra, Sergio Viaggio, John M. Dodds, Hanne Aarup, Angela Gringiani, Nancy Schweda Nicholson and David Katan. The interaction between research and training. 89–107

Gile, Daniel. Methodology. 109–122

Shlesinger, Miriam. Quality in simultaneous interpreting. 123–131

Moser-Mercer, Barbara, Sarah Williams, Valeria Darò and Sylvie Lambert. Skill components in simultaneous interpreting. 133–148

Kondo, Masaomi, Helen Tebble, Bistra Alexieva, Helle Vrønning Dam and David Katan. Intercultural communication, negotiation, and interpreting. 149–166

Sidiropoulou, Maria, Christopher Taylor, Helen Tebble, Carol Taylor Torsello, Sandra Gallina and A. R. Vuorikoski. Linguistics, discourse analysis and interpretation. 167–186

Strolz, Birgit, Akira Mizuno, Cecilia Wadensjö, David Snelling, Bodil Martinsen, Mariachiara Russo and Marco Uckmar. On media and court interpreting. 187–206

Reviewed by

Schjoldager, Anne. 1999. Review of Conference interpreting: current trends in research. Hermes 22 : 160–167.

Schjoldager, Anne. 2000. Review of Conference interpreting: current trends in research. Target 12 (1) : 166–168.

Kopczynski, Andrzej. 2001. Review of Conference interpreting: current trends in research. Babel 47 (2) : 185–187.