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In:Motion and Space across Languages: Theory and applications
Edited by Iraide Ibarretxe-Antuñano
[Human Cognitive Processing 59] 2017
► pp. 367–398

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Chapter 13
On the reception of translations

Exploring the impact of typological differences on legal contexts

 | Universidad de Murcia
 | Universidad de Murcia
Published online: 14 August 2017
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https://doi.org/10.1075/hcp.59.15roj
Abstract
Three experiments are designed to test the effects that the loss of manner information may have on the translation of crime accounts. The first two experiments hypothesize that losing Manner in the Spanish translation of an English crime description will elicit a less severe judgment of the offense than that elicited by a translation that reproduces a higher degree of manner information. Results reveal significant differences between the two versions except for those cases that involve an extremely high degree of violence. The third experiment shifts the focus from reception to the product and process of translation, investigating what professional interpreters do when requested to interpret a crime account. General results from the three experiments suggest that manner information influences the audience’s judgments on the degree of criminal violence involved.
Article outline
  • 1.The impact of linguistic framing on language use and cognition
    • 1.1Effects of typological differences on translation: Slobin’s thinking for translating
    • 1.2Effects of linguistic framing on people’s memory and judgments
  • 2.Study 1
    • 2.1Participants
    • 2.2Materials
    • 2.3Procedure
    • 2.4Results and discussion
  • 3.Study 2
    • 3.1Participants
    • 3.2Materials and procedure
    • 3.3Results and discussion
  • 4.Study 3
    • 4.1Participants
    • 4.2Materials and procedure
    • 4.3Results and discussion
  • 5.General conclusions
  • Acknowledgements
  • Notes
  • References
  • Appendix
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