Sign Language in Action (Research and Practice in Applied Linguistics)

This book defines the notion of applied sign linguistics by drawing on data from projects that have explored sign language in action in various domains. The book gives professionals working with sign languages, signed language teachers and students, research students and their supervisors, authoritative access to current ideas and practice.

Literature & Fiction

Napier, Jemina

Leeson, Lorraine

History & Criticism

PALGRAVE~MACMILLAN

This book defines the notion of applied sign linguistics by drawing on data from projects that have explored sign language in action in various domains. The book gives professionals working with sign languages, signed language teachers and students, research students and their supervisors, authoritative access to current ideas and practice.

Research Methods in Interpreting: A Practical Resource (Research Methods in Linguistics)

This is the first book to deliver a comprehensive guide to research methods in all types of interpreting. It brings together the expertise of two world-recognized scholars in spoken and signed language interpreting to cover the full scope of the discipline.
It features questions, prompts and exercises throughout to highlight key concepts, provoke thought and encourage reader interaction. It deals fully with research in both conference and community interpreting, offering a variety of perspectives on both. Core areas such as reading and analyzing research literature, practical issues in research and producing research reports are all covered. This book is an indispensable tool for students and researchers of Interpreting as well as professionals and interpreter trainers.

Politics & Social Sciences

Hale, Sandra

Social Sciences

Bloomsbury Academic

This ground-breaking work, originally published 15 years ago, continues to serve as the primary reference on the theories of omission potential and translational contact in sign language interpreting. In the book, noted scholar Jemina Napier explores the linguistic coping strategies of interpreters by drawing on her own study of the interpretation of a university lecture from English into Australian Sign Language (Auslan). A new preface by the author provides perspective on the importance of the work and how it fits within the scholarship of interpretation studies. The concept of strategic omissions is explored here as a tool that is consciously used by interpreters as a coping strategy. Instead of being a mistake, omitting part of the source language can actually be part of an active decision-making process that allows the interpreter to convey the correct meaning when faced with challenges. For the first time, Napier found that omission potential existed within every interpretation and, furthermore, she proposed a new taxonomy of five different conscious and unconscious omission types. Her findings also indicate that Auslan/English interpreters use both a free and literal interpretation approach, but that those who use a free approach occasionally switch to a literal approach as a linguistic coping strategy to provide access to English terminology. Both coping strategies help negotiate the demands of interpretation, whether it be lack of subject-matter expertise, dealing with dense material, or the context of the situation. Napier also analyzes the interpreters’ reflections on their decision-making processes as well as the university students’ perceptions and preferences of their interpreters’ linguistic choices and styles. Linguistic Coping Strategies in Sign Language Interpreting is a foundational text in interpretation studies that can be applied to interpreting in different contexts and to interpreter training.

Linguistic Coping Strategies in Sign Language Interpreting (Volume 14) (Studies in Interpretation)

Reference

Words, Language & Grammar

Gallaudet University Press

The third edition of Sign Language Interpreting has been revised to introduce sign language interpreters around the world to essential professional knowledge and contemporary best practice in the field. The authors are leading sign language interpreter educators, practitioners and researchers, and the book reflects their expertise by integrating a deep knowledge of practical skills and models for sign language interpreting across a range of contexts and locations. Key features of the book include: an updated overview of the worldwide sign language interpreting profession; an introduction to contemporary theoretical and applied aspects of interpreting practice; a discussion of the interpreting process, the role of the interpreter, and professionalism and ethics; insights into the challenges and strategies for working in particular settings; information about specialised interpreting skills; and questions at the end of each chapter that guide readers to reflect on the information and issues presented. This book is a valuable resource for sign language and interpreting students, interpreters entering the profession, as well as an international reference book for sign language interpreter practitioners, trainers and researchers. From the Foreword: "Students training to become signed language interpreters as well as experienced interpreters in continuing education courses have all praised it for being easy to read for non-native users of English ... The authors' own involvement in so many aspects of our field makes them important inspirations and role models for readers." - Anna-Lena Nilsson, Professor of Signed Language and Interpreting Studies, Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Sign Language Interpreting: Theory and Practice

McKee, Rachel

Goswell, Della

Federation Press

Some bending and highlighting throughout the book, but is in good condition.

Sign Language Interpreting: Theory and Practice in Australia and New Zealand

Locker McKee, Rachel

Foreign Language Study & Reference

This established textbook demonstrates how international best practice can operate in the specific local conditions in Australia and New Zealand. The authors are leading Australasian sign language interpreter educators and practitioners, and their expertise ensures their book integrates a deep knowledge of local conditions for sign language interpreting with contemporary theoretical and applied aspects of interpreting practice. Each chapter includes thought questions that guide readers to reflect on the information and issues presented. This book is an essential text for sign language and interpreting students, and interpreters entering the profession, as well as a reference book for sign language interpreter practitioners, trainers and researchers. A valuable resource for professionals and consumers alike Robert Adam, Past President, Deaf Australia This is an important contribution to our knowledge of sign language interpreting worldwide. Liz Scott Gibson, President, World Association of Sign Language Interpreters This book is water to a parched earth. ... We are so fortunate to have such a fine tool at our disposal, filled with useful and sophisticated information, yet accessible.. Sharon Neumann Solow I really found Napier et al's text to be a perfect companion to [my] course . ... Its content is interesting, not dry, and peppered with real life examples from practitioners. Auslan interpreting student, Central Institute of Technology WA, 2008

Federation Pr

<div> This book details a study of sign language brokering that is carried out by deaf and hearing people who grow up using sign language at home with deaf parents, known as heritage signers. Child language brokering (CLB) is a form of interpreting carried out informally by children, typically for migrant families. The study of sign language brokering has been largely absent from the emerging body of CLB literature. The book gives an overview of the international, multi-stage, mixed-method study employing an online survey, semi-structured interviews and visual methods, to explore the lived experiences of deaf parents and heritage signers. It will be of interest to practitioners and academics working with signing deaf communities and those who wish to pursue professional practice with deaf communities, as well as academics and students in the fields of Applied Linguistics, Intercultural Communication, Interpreting Studies and the Social Science of Childhood. </div> <div> </div>

Sign Language Brokering in Deaf-Hearing Families

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Sign Language in Action (Research and Practice in Applied Linguistics)

Sign Language in Action (Research and Practice in Applied Linguistics)

Research Methods in Interpreting: A Practical Resource (Research Methods in Linguistics)

Research Methods in Interpreting: A Practical Resource (Research Methods in Linguistics)

Linguistic Coping Strategies in Sign Language Interpreting (Volume 14) (Studies in Interpretation)

Sign Language Interpreting: Theory and Practice

Sign Language Interpreting: Theory and Practice in Australia and New Zealand

Sign Language Interpreting: Theory and Practice in Australia and New Zealand

Sign Language Brokering in Deaf-Hearing Families

Sign Language Brokering in Deaf-Hearing Families