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Vol. 13:1 (2015) ► pp.1–26

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Interpreting Quality

A Case Study of Spontaneous Reactions

 | ESIT, Université Paris 3 Sorbonne Nouvelle |
 | ESIT, Université Paris 3 Sorbonne Nouvelle |
Published online: 1 April 2015
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https://doi.org/10.1075/forum.13.1.01che
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Les réactions spontanées de 22 informateurs à des enregistrements d’interprétations en direct du discours inaugural du président Obama vers le français ont été recueillies, étudiées et comparées. Les évaluations font apparaître une grande variabilité interindividuelle dans les évaluations, et notamment des cas où certains font des commentaires positifs et ’autres des commentaires négatifs sur les mêmes paramètres de qualité pour les mêmes interprètes. Les commentaires sur la forme ont été plus nombreux que les commentaires sur le fond. De nombreux commentaires montrent que pour les informateurs, les interprètes sont des acteurs ayant une présence propre qui est parfois en concurrence avec celle de l’orateur. L’intonation s’est avérée être un paramètre de qualité important, contrairement à l’appariement de la voix masculine de l’orateur avec une voix masculine ’interprète et la directionnalité.
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