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T1 Multimodal and interactional aspects of sight translation: a critical review
T2 Aspectos multimodales e interaccionales de la traducción a la vista: una revisión crítica
A1 Havnen, Randi
K1 Sight translation
K1 Multimodality
K1 Interaction
K1 Transduction
K1 Traducción a la vista
K1 Multimodalidad
K1 Interacción
K1 Transducción
K1 Filología
K1 Philology
AB Sight translation is a method used by interpreters to translate written documents such asverdicts, medical records, and agreements, which often involve civil rights and duties, into speech.Research on sight translation generally adopts a strong monologist focus, overlooking itsinteractional aspects, and the dominant linguistic understanding of sight translation disguises theeffects of the modal shift from writing to speech on communication. Multimodal theory considersthe choice of mode to be important for meaning-making; one might choose writing for the sake ofprecision or speech for its interactional potential. The communicative implications of modal shiftsin community interpreting settings have not been sufficiently explored. This article presents acritical review of extant research on sight translation and a discussion of the findings based onmultimodal theory. Its aim is to refine the understanding of sight translation and, thereby, raiseawareness of potential obstacles in communicative practices which in turn may have consequencesfor civil rights and participating in today’s multilingual Europe.
PB FITISPos-UAH Research Group
SN 2341-3778
YR 2019
FD 2019
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10017/40448
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10017/40448
LA eng
DS MINDS@UW
RD 24-abr-2024