Introducing Interpreting Studies
A comprehensive guide to the discipline of interpreting studies
Format:Hardback
Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
Published:10th Mar '22
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This essential textbook offers an extensive overview of the dynamic field of interpreting studies, covering various modalities and recent advancements. Introducing Interpreting Studies is a key resource for researchers.
This bestselling textbook, now fully updated, introduces students, researchers, and practitioners to the fast-developing discipline of Interpreting Studies. It explores the various forms of interpreting, ranging from international conferences to community-based settings, and encompasses both spoken and signed modalities. Written by one of the leading researchers in the field, Introducing Interpreting Studies provides a thorough overview of the discipline's evolution, highlighting influential concepts, models, and methodological approaches.
The book guides readers through the main areas of research on interpreting, identifying present and future trends in the field. This updated edition reflects recent advancements in diverse areas, including cognitive neuroscience and multimodal discourse analysis. It also covers technology-assisted and technology-mediated forms of interpreting, addressing the significant role of technology in interpreter training. With chapter summaries, key points, and recommendations for further reading, Introducing Interpreting Studies serves as a practical and user-friendly resource for anyone interested in this vital discipline.
Providing a comprehensive overview of the field, Introducing Interpreting Studies is an invaluable guide for those looking to undertake their own research. The book is further complemented by The Interpreting Studies Reader (Routledge, 2002), which includes seminal contributions to the field, and the extensive Routledge Encyclopedia of Interpreting Studies (Routledge, 2015), ensuring readers have access to a wealth of information and insights.
Praise for the Third Edition
"The third edition of Introducing Interpreting Studies remains an essential guide to interpreting studies, synthesizing current trends in the field with the latest research into a clearly structured and lucidly written volume. This textbook remains an important read for anyone interested in the practice and study of interpreting."
Christopher D. Mellinger, UNC Charlotte, USA
"All roads to interpreting research fan out from this book. Let the experienced guide take you down each of those roads into a lush landscape of topics, models, approaches, and methods. "
Bart Defrancq, Ghent University, Belgium
Praise for the Second Edition
"Introducing Interpreting Studies has been for the past 12 years the canon for interpreting studies, providing a comprehensive and insightful description of all types of interpreting. Written by a leading authority in the field, the book is well structured, well written and well referenced. This edition is an updated and improved version of an already excellent book and will undoubtedly continue to hold its place as the Interpreting textbook for many years to come."
Sandra Hale, University of New South Wales, Australia
Praise for the First Edition
"This comprehensive, structured, and accessible primer will quickly become the standard textbook around which introductory courses are organized ... Its publication represents a major contribution to the field of Interpreting Studies."
International Association of Conference Interpreters (AIIC)
"This book will undoubtedly become a fixture in the recommended literature of students of interpretation around the world."
Book Review
"An ambitious, well-informed and well-researched piece of work. We can safely say that, with the new-found momentum fuelled by the publication of such a work, interpreting studies will soon establish itself firmly as a new discipline."
Perspectives: Studies in Translatology
ISBN: 9781032030579
Dimensions: unknown
Weight: 707g
282 pages
3rd edition