Bilingual Courtroom Court Interpreters in the Judicial Process

Name: Bilingual Courtroom Court Interpreters in the Judicial Process
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ISBN: 9780226043784

ISBN-10: 0226043789

ISBN-13: 9780226043784

Edition: 2003

Authors: Susan Berk-Seligson

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Drawing on more than 100 hours of taped recordings of Spanish/English court proceedings in federal, state and municipal courts, this volume presents a systematic study of court interpreters and raises some alarming concerns.

Book details

List price: $34.00
Copyright year: 2003
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Publication date: 9/1/2002
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 322
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.90" tall
Weight: 0.990
Language: English



Acknowledgments



Introduction



Law and Language



The Bilingual American Courtroom: A Legal Raison d'Etre



Fieldwork Procedures



The Ethnography of the Bilingual Courtroom



Interpreter-Induced Alternation in Pragmatic Blame Avoidance Mechanisms



The Intersection of Testimony Styles in Interpreted Judicial Proceedings: Pragmatics and the Lengthening of Testimony



The Impact of the Interpreter on Mock Juror Evaluations of Witnesses



An Appellate View of Interpreting Issues



Recent Developments in the Field of Legal Interpreting



State Legislation Regarding Rights to Court Interpreting



Public Law 95-539, Court Interpreters Act



Suggested Interpreter's Written Oath



Standards of Professional Conduct and Responsibilities for Members of the Judiciary Interpreters Association of Texas



Code of Professional Responsibility for Court Interpreters and Legal Translators



Text of Experimental Tape Recordings


Notes


References


Name Index


Subject Index