Probing the cognitive load of consecutive interpreters

IF 1 3区文学 0 LANGUAGE & LINGUISTICS

Translation and Interpreting Studies Pub Date : 2023-11-09 DOI:10.1075/tis.22047.mor

Riccardo Moratto, Zhimiao Yang

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Abstract

Abstract This study employs four purpose-built corpora to assess the frequency of the disfluency marker uh (emm) in Chinese-English consecutive interpreting (CI) renditions as a proxy measure of interpreters’ cognitive load. Based on Plevoets and Defrancq ( 2016 , 2018 ), the frequencies are compared across four informational load indicators: delivery rate, lexical density, proportion of numbers, and sentence length. The analysis also probes the potential influence of interpreting directionality on disfluencies. Results reveal differential effects of the four informational load indicators on disfluencies and, by extension, interpreters’ cognitive load, while Chinese-to-English CI is associated with an increase in disfluencies compared to English-to-Chinese for interpreters with Chinese as their A language.

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探究交替传译的认知负荷

摘要本研究采用四种专用语料库评估汉英交替传译中不流利标记uh (emm)的出现频率，并以此作为口译员认知负荷的替代指标。基于Plevoets和Defrancq(2016, 2018)的研究，通过四个信息负载指标对频率进行了比较:传递率、词汇密度、数字比例和句子长度。分析还探讨了解释方向性对不流畅的潜在影响。结果显示，四种信息负荷指标对不流畅性的影响存在差异，进而影响口译员的认知负荷，而对于以汉语为母语的口译员来说，汉语-英语CI与英语-汉语的不流畅性增加有关。

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Translation and Interpreting Studies Multiple-

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期刊介绍： Translation and Interpreting Studies (TIS) is a biannual, peer-reviewed journal designed to disseminate knowledge and research relevant to all areas of language mediation. TIS seeks to address broad, common concerns among scholars working in various areas of Translation and Interpreting Studies, while encouraging sound empirical research that could serve as a bridge between academics and practitioners. The journal is also dedicated to facilitating communication among those who may be working on related subjects in other fields, from Comparative Literature to Information Science. Finally, TIS is a forum for the dissemination in English translation of relevant scholarly research originally published in languages other than English. TIS is the official journal of the American Translation and Interpreting Studies Association (ATISA).