'That’s not my understanding'
| Autor: | Akua Asantewaa Campbell, Evershed Kwasi Amuzu, Seth Antwi Ofori |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
| Předmět: |
Cultural Studies
050101 languages & linguistics Linguistics and Language 030504 nursing Literature and Literary Theory Literal (mathematical logic) Interpretation (philosophy) 05 social sciences computer.software_genre Language and Linguistics Linguistics 03 medical and health sciences 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences 0305 other medical science Psychology Reflection (computer graphics) Content (Freudian dream analysis) computer Interpreter |
| Zdroj: | Language and Dialogue. 10:389-421 |
| ISSN: | 2210-4127 2210-4119 |
| DOI: | 10.1075/ld.00076.amu |
| Popis: | This study investigates the extent to which mostly untrained interpreters render accurately the voices of participants in Ghanaian district courts, and how the participants orient to shortcomings in the interpretations. Based on 7.5 hours of audio-recordings, we found that 91% of interpretations were accurate. The 9% of interpretations that were inaccurate were of five types: non-equivalence in propositional content, omissions, elaborations, incorrect grammatical forms and literal translations. We also found that on some occasions, inaccurate interpretations are corrected by other court participants, making the interpreting activity a collaborative effort. Judges were the most likely to intervene when an interpretation went wrong, perhaps a reflection of the sense of responsibility felt by them for anything that happens in their courtroom. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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