Identifying and interpreting scientific phenomena
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Barbara Moser-Mercer
Abstract
Shneider (2009) identifies four different stages in the development of a scientific discipline, and we can safely state that interpreting as a science has advanced from stage one to stage two, where scientists develop a toolbox of methods and techniques for the new discipline, and is currently navigating the early phases of stage three. According to Shneider it is advances in methodology that bring about an improved understanding of the phenomena that fall into the realm of the new science. The range of phenomena included in interpreting as a science has steadily grown over the years. This essay reviews the expansion of disciplinary boundaries in interpreting and identifies the challenges to be addressed if interpreting as a discipline is to successfully mature and manage the scientific process in an optimal manner.
Abstract
Shneider (2009) identifies four different stages in the development of a scientific discipline, and we can safely state that interpreting as a science has advanced from stage one to stage two, where scientists develop a toolbox of methods and techniques for the new discipline, and is currently navigating the early phases of stage three. According to Shneider it is advances in methodology that bring about an improved understanding of the phenomena that fall into the realm of the new science. The range of phenomena included in interpreting as a science has steadily grown over the years. This essay reviews the expansion of disciplinary boundaries in interpreting and identifies the challenges to be addressed if interpreting as a discipline is to successfully mature and manage the scientific process in an optimal manner.
Chapters in this book
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
- Preface vii
- Opening quote xi
- Introduction 1
- Researching interpreting 5
- Designing a research project 27
- Identifying and interpreting scientific phenomena 47
- The first three years of a three-year grant 59
- Methodology in interpreting studies 85
- If a tree falls in a forest and no one is there to hear it, does it make a noise? 121
- “Mark my words” 153
- Developing and transmitting a shared interpreting research ethos 177
- Profession in pentimento 199
- Through a historical lens 225
- Bimodal bilingual interpreting in the U.S. healthcare system 241
- Index 261
Chapters in this book
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
- Preface vii
- Opening quote xi
- Introduction 1
- Researching interpreting 5
- Designing a research project 27
- Identifying and interpreting scientific phenomena 47
- The first three years of a three-year grant 59
- Methodology in interpreting studies 85
- If a tree falls in a forest and no one is there to hear it, does it make a noise? 121
- “Mark my words” 153
- Developing and transmitting a shared interpreting research ethos 177
- Profession in pentimento 199
- Through a historical lens 225
- Bimodal bilingual interpreting in the U.S. healthcare system 241
- Index 261
