Sight translation and interpreting

A comparative analysis of constraints and failures

Bibliographic Data

ID6152220
AuthorsMarco Agrifoglio (0000-0003-4453-295X, corresponding author), Marjorie Agrifoglio
Year2004
Volume6
Issue1
Pages43-67
Publication date2004-05-27
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueInterpreting International Journal of Research and Practice in Interpreting (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1384-6647 • E-ISSN: 1569-982X
PublisherJohn Benjamins Publishing Company (PUBLISHER • NL)
DOI10.1075/intp.6.1.05agr
OpenAlexW1973639756
LanguageEN
Citations received34
References cited6

This experimental research describes sight translation by comparing it to simultaneous and consecutive interpreting. Since the beginning of interpreting research, sight translation has mostly been considered as a pedagogical exercise and interpreters are rarely trained in this task per se. However, sight translation, consecutive interpreting and simultaneous interpreting are performed under different conditions, and these determine how cognitive resources are managed and what strategies are adopted. The study compares the performance of six professional interpreters in sight translation, simultaneous interpreting and consecutive interpreting with a view to identifying particular constraints and problems. Results show that interpreters face different difficulties and use different efforts in each mode. Sight translation emerges as a complex and unique technique, whose cognitive demands on the interpreter are by no means less than those of simultaneous and consecutive

Cognition · Face (sociological concept · Interpreter · Linguistics · Natural language processing · Programming language · Sight · Task (project management · Translation (biology · Computer Science · EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning · Engineering · Interpreting and Communication in Healthcare · Philosophy · Psychology · Translation Studies and Practices · Artificial Intelligence

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