Conference Interpreting Explained / Edition 2

by Roderick Jones

Overview

Roderick Jones adopts a very practical approach to both consecutive and simultaneous interpreting, providing detailed illustrations of note-taking, reformulation, the 'salami' technique, simplification, generalization, anticipation, and so on, including numerous tricks-of-the-trade such as how to handle difficult speakers and how to interpret untranslatable jokes. Numerous examples are offered at every stage, all in English or 'foreignized' English.

Although primarily written as a practitioner's explanation rather than a theorist's speculation, the book includes notes on concepts such as units of meaning, translation units and discourse structure, as well as stances on more polemical issues such as the use of omission and the ethics of interpreting mistakes. The book concludes with a comment on the pleasure of conference interpreting, as well as a glossary and suggested further readings. In all, it fills a major gap in English-language publications on interpreting, providing an introduction for beginners, a down-to-earth guide for students, and a handy compendium for teachers.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781900650571
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	09/01/2002
Series:	Translation Practices Explained
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	148
Product dimensions:	6.88(w) x 9.69(h) x (d)

About the Author

Roderick Jones

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 The Basic Principles of Consecutive Interpreting; Chapter 3 Note-taking in Consecutive Interpreting; Chapter 4 Simultaneous Interpreting; Chapter 5 The Pleasure of Interpreting;

Editorial Reviews

... a down-to-earth, straightforward book which describes what happens on the job and offers useful advise on technique. I would not hasitate to recommend it to students of interpreting. (Janet Altman, ITI Bulletin)

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