Interpreting omissions

A new perspective

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ID6152297
AuthorsJohn Napier (0000-0001-6283-5810, Macquarie University, corresponding author)
Year2004
Volume6
Issue2
Pages117-142
Publication date2004-12-31
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.6.2.02nap
OpenAlexW2075856793
LanguageEN
Citations received15

This paper discusses findings of a study conducted on Australian Sign Language (Auslan)/English interpreters in a university lecture, with consideration given to factors that influenced the interpreters’ omissions. The hypothesis of the study was that interpreters would make recourse to omissions both consciously and unconsciously, depending on their familiarity with the discourse environment and the subject matter. Through exploration of theoretical perspectives of interpreting and discourse studies, it is argued that interpreters use omissions as linguistic strategies for coping with the discourse environment. The findings of the study present interpreters with a new perspective on omissions in interpreting, which can be applied to both signed- and spoken-language interpreting

Interpreter · Linguistics · Pedagogy · Perspective (graphical · Subject (documents · Subject matter · Computer Science · Hearing Impairment and Communication · Interpreting and Communication in Healthcare · Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies · Philosophy · Psychology · Artificial Intelligence

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