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fMRI for exploring simultaneous interpreting
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Abstract
After a review of the literature on the use of brain-imaging techniques in the study of conference interpreting, the paper reports on a preliminary fMRI study in which 6 student interpreters alternated between simultaneous interpreting from Spanish into German (B into A) and free speech production in German (A language). Significant statistical differences were found between the two activities, and active brain areas were identified for each. One finding which raises interesting questions is that a brain area specialized in hand movement was activated during SI.
Abstract
After a review of the literature on the use of brain-imaging techniques in the study of conference interpreting, the paper reports on a preliminary fMRI study in which 6 student interpreters alternated between simultaneous interpreting from Spanish into German (B into A) and free speech production in German (A language). Significant statistical differences were found between the two activities, and active brain areas were identified for each. One finding which raises interesting questions is that a brain area specialized in hand movement was activated during SI.
Chapters in this book
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
- Preface vii
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Part 1. Does TS matter?
- Why interpreting studies matters 3
- What matters to Translation Studies? 15
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Part 2. Translation and society
- Translators as cultural mediators 29
- Censorship in the translations and pseudo-translations of the West 41
- A world without God 57
- Manipulating the matricial norms 69
- Knowledge in Translation Studies and translation practice 83
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Part 3. Language issues
- Is Translation Studies going Anglo-Saxon? 97
- Slowakisch: Brückensprache zur slawischen Welt? 105
- Translation Studies and mass media research 115
- Register shifts in translations of popular fiction from English into Slovene 125
- Getting the ACCENT right in Translation Studies 137
- Die Kirche im Dorf oder die Regierung im Wald lassen 153
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Part 4. Assessment and training
- Magnifying glasses modifying maps 167
- Effects of short intensive practice on interpreter trainees’ performance 183
- Corpora in translator training 195
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Part 5. Psychology
- Psycholinguistik, Übersetzungswissenschaft und Expertiseforschung im Rahmen der interdisziplinären Forschung 211
- Interpreting Studies and psycholinguistics 223
- fMRI for exploring simultaneous interpreting 237
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Part 6. Postscript
- Why Translation Studies matters 251
- Name index 263
- Concept index 267
Chapters in this book
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
- Preface vii
-
Part 1. Does TS matter?
- Why interpreting studies matters 3
- What matters to Translation Studies? 15
-
Part 2. Translation and society
- Translators as cultural mediators 29
- Censorship in the translations and pseudo-translations of the West 41
- A world without God 57
- Manipulating the matricial norms 69
- Knowledge in Translation Studies and translation practice 83
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Part 3. Language issues
- Is Translation Studies going Anglo-Saxon? 97
- Slowakisch: Brückensprache zur slawischen Welt? 105
- Translation Studies and mass media research 115
- Register shifts in translations of popular fiction from English into Slovene 125
- Getting the ACCENT right in Translation Studies 137
- Die Kirche im Dorf oder die Regierung im Wald lassen 153
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Part 4. Assessment and training
- Magnifying glasses modifying maps 167
- Effects of short intensive practice on interpreter trainees’ performance 183
- Corpora in translator training 195
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Part 5. Psychology
- Psycholinguistik, Übersetzungswissenschaft und Expertiseforschung im Rahmen der interdisziplinären Forschung 211
- Interpreting Studies and psycholinguistics 223
- fMRI for exploring simultaneous interpreting 237
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Part 6. Postscript
- Why Translation Studies matters 251
- Name index 263
- Concept index 267
