The interpreter’s aging
| Autor: | Min-hua Liu, Miriam Shlesinger, Barbara Moser-Mercer, Ingrid Kurz |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
| Předmět: |
Linguistics and Language
Communication 05 social sciences Cognition computer.software_genre Interview guide 050105 experimental psychology Language and Linguistics Comprehension 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Cognitive Changes 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Cognitive decline Psychology Slowness computer 030217 neurology & neurosurgery Interpreter Theme (narrative) Cognitive psychology |
| Zdroj: | Translation, Cognition & Behavior. 3:287-310 |
| ISSN: | 2542-5285 2542-5277 |
| DOI: | 10.1075/tcb.00045.liu |
| Popis: | This article reports part of the first phase of the AIIC Lifespan Study, for which ten conference interpreters over 70 years old were interviewed to learn how interpreters’ professional language experiences interact with their cognitive functions and, specifically, if they demonstrate different patterns of cognitive decline regarding language use. The interview transcripts were coded to identify examples that matched the items in the research-informed interview guide or any emerging patterns that informed the theme of cognitive changes. The interviewees experienced some aging-induced cognitive challenges, such as comprehension difficulties in less than optimal environments, concentration and memory issues, and slowness in lexical retrieval. Some of these challenges had an impact on some interviewees’ decision to quit interpreting. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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