Aptitude and Conference Interpretation

Chapters in this book

1. Prelim pages i
2. Table of contents v
3. Foreword ix
4. Introduction 1
5. Focus on research
6. Interpreting research 15
7. A methodology for the analysis of interpretation corpora 29
8. Resurrecting the corp(us¦se) 47
9. Retrospection as a method of studying the process of simultaneous interpreting 63
10. Exploring hesitation in consecutive interpreting 73
11. Anthroponyms, acronyms and allocutives in interpreting from Russian 83
12. Researching interpreting quality 95
13. Quality and norms in interpretation 107
14. Quality in interpreting and its prerequisites 121
15. Interpreting outside the conference hall
16. Community interpreter training 133
17. Language as a human right 145
18. Medical interpreting 159
19. Spoken-language and signed-language interpretation 171
20. Interpreters for peace 181
21. Physiological stress responses during media and conference interpreting 195
22. New perspectives and challenges for interpretation 203
23. Linguistic mediation on Italian television 215
24. Interpreter training
25. The quest for optimal relevance 229
26. Aptitude and Conference Interpretation 245
27. The role of linguistics in the interpreter’s curriculum 257
28. Autonomy of the interpreted text 267
29. Computer-assisted interpreter training 277
30. Interpreting in the 21st century: What lies ahead 295
31. References 303
32. Name index 323
33. Subject index 329