Yvan Leanza
List of John Benjamins publications in which Yvan Leanza is involved.
2021 A typology of healthcare interpreter positionings: When “neutral” means “proactive” Interpreting 23:1, pp. 103–126 | Article
The conceptual vagueness surrounding the role of the public service interpreter can hinder collaboration between interpreters and providers. Inspired by Mason’s work on interpreter positioning, the study aimed to clarify providers’ expectations of the role of the interpreter in order to… read more
2017 From concern for patients to a quest for information: How medical socialization shapes family physicians’ representations of interpreters Interpreting 19:2, pp. 232–259 | Article
This study of social representations about interpreted medical consultations examines the discourse of French language focus groups (FGs), conducted in Quebec, with 22 third year medical students (4 FGs), 29 family medicine residents (4 FGs) and 47 experienced family physicians (5 FGs). The… read more
2007 Roles of community interpreters in pediatrics as seen by interpreters, physicians and researchers Healthcare Interpreting: Discourse and Interaction, Pöchhacker, Franz and Miriam Shlesinger † (eds.), pp. 11–34 | Article
This paper is an attempt at defining more clearly the various roles of community interpreters and the processes implicitly connected with each of them. While the role of the interpreter is a subject that has been widely discussed in the social science literature, it is less present in the… read more
2005 Roles of community interpreters in pediatrics as seen by interpreters, physicians and researchers Healthcare Interpreting: Discourse and Interaction, Pöchhacker, Franz and Miriam Shlesinger † (eds.), pp. 167–192 | Article
This paper is an attempt at defining more clearly the various roles of community interpreters and the processes implicitly connected with each of them. While the role of the interpreter is a subject that has been widely discussed in the social science literature, it is less present in the… read more