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[Translation and Interpreting Studies 13:3] 2018
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Annotation of interpreters’ conversation management problems and strategies in a corpus of criminal proceedings in Spain

The case of non-renditions

ORCiD logo with link | Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
ORCiD logo with link | Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Published online: 9 November 2018
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Abstract
This article reviews the design and methodology developed for compiling and analyzing corpora that can inform corpus-based studies involving public service interpreting discourses. The corpus was transcribed and annotated using the EXMARaLDA software tools designed for working with oral corpora. The annotation system accounts for . 1998. Interpreting as Interaction. London: Longman.Google Scholar logo with link to Google Scholar distinction between “talk-as-text” and “talk-as-activity” in order to classify interpreters’ various problems when working in criminal proceedings and the strategies they adopt in response. The article provides the results of an analysis of a pilot sample of 20 criminal proceedings, focusing on non-renditions and distinguishing between those that are “justified” and those that are “unjustified.” The article then discusses these preliminary results as part of the ongoing project.
Article outline
  • Introduction
  • Corpus-based research in interpreting
  • The TIPp project
  • Corpus description
  • Corpus transcription and annotation
    • Conversation management problems
    • Non-renditions
    • Direct or reported speech
  • Retrieving the results of a pilot sample: The specific case of non-renditions
  • Discussion and conclusions
  • Acknowledgements
  • Notes
  • References
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