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.
By:
Roderick Jones Series edited by:
ANTHONY PYM Imprint: St Jerome Publishing Country of Publication: United Kingdom Edition: 2nd Revised edition Volume: v. 6 Dimensions:
Height: 246mm,
Width: 174mm,
Spine: 9mm
Weight: 180g ISBN:9781900650571 ISBN 10: 1900650576 Series:Translation Practices Explained Pages: 148 Publication Date:01 September 2002 Audience:
College/higher education
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Professional and scholarly
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A / AS level
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Further / Higher Education
Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Active
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;
Reviews for Conference Interpreting Explained
... 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)