Topics In Signed Language Interpreting

Description: 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 Quebecoise 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.

Contents: 1. Contributors; 2. Acknowledgements; 3. Part I. Introduction; 4. Introduction to the theory and practice of signed language interpreting (by Janzen, Terry); 5. Part II. Aspects of interpreting theory; 6. Towards a cognitive model of interpreting (by Wilcox, Sherman); 7. Making the effort in simultaneous interpreting: Some considerations for signed language interpreters (by Leeson, Lorraine); 8. Interpretation and language use: ASL and English (by Janzen, Terry); 9. Contact sign, transliteration and interpretation in Canada (by Malcolm, Karen); 10. Consecutive and simultaneous interpreting (by Russell, Debra); 11. Ethics and professionalism in interpreting (by Janzen, Terry); 12. Part III. Interpreting in practice; 13. The working interpreter (by Demers, Hubert); 14. Best practices in interpreting: A deaf community perspective (by Stratiy, Angela); 15. Vying with variation: Interpreting language contact, gender variation and generational difference (by Leeson, Lorraine); 16. Case studies in education: Practical application of ethics and role (by Conrad, Patricia); 17. Deaf interpreters (by Boudreault, Patrick); 18. Index