Topics in Signed Language Interpreting

by Janzen, Terry

• ISBN13: 9789027216694
• ISBN10: 902721669X
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2005-10-31
• Publisher: John Benjamins Pub Co
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Summary

Interpreters who work with signed languages and those who work strictly with spoken languages share many of the same issues regarding their training, skill sets, and fundamentals of practice. Yet interpreting into and from signed languages presents unique challenges for the interpreter, who works with language that must be seen rather than heard. The contributions in this volume focus on topics of interest to both students of signed language interpreting and practitioners working in community, conference, and education settings. Signed languages dealt with include American Sign Language, Langue des Signes Québécoise and Irish Sign Language, although interpreters internationally will find the discussion in each chapter relevant to their own language context. Topics concern theoretical and practical components of the interpreter s work, including interpreters approaches to language and meaning, their role on the job and in the communities within which they work, dealing with language variation and consumer preferences, and Deaf interpreters as professionals in the field.

Table of Contents

Contributors	ix
Acknowledgements	xi
Part I. Introduction
CHAPTER 1 Introduction to the theory and practice of signed language interpreting	3	(24)
Terry Janzen
Part II. Aspects of interpreting theory
CHAPTER 2 Towards a cognitive model of interpreting	27	(24)
Sherman Wilcox and Barbara Shaffer
CHAPTER 3 Making the effort in simultaneous interpreting: Some considerations for signed language interpreters	51	(18)
Lorraine Leeson
CHAPTER 4 Interpretation and language use: ASL and English	69	(38)
Terry Janzen
CHAPTER 5 Contact sign, transliteration and interpretation in Canada	107	(28)
Karen Malcolm
CHAPTER 6 Consecutive and simultaneous interpreting	135	(30)
Debra Russell
CHAPTER 7 Ethics and professionalism in interpreting	165	(38)
Terry Janzen and Donna Korpiniski
Part III. Interpretation in practice
CHAPTER 8 The working interpreter	203	(28)
Hubert Demers
CHAPTER 9 Best practices in interpreting: A Deaf community perspective	231	(20)
Angela Stratiy
CHAPTER 10 Vying with variation: Interpreting language contact, gender variation and generational difference	251	(42)
Lorraine Leeson
CHAPTER 11 Case studies in education: Practical application of ethics and role	293	(30)
Patricia Conrad and Susan Stegenga
CHAPTER 12 Deaf interpreters	323	(34)
Patrick Boudreault
Name index	357	(2)
Subject index	359