Simultaneous interpreting and working memory executive control

IF 1.8 1区文学 0 LANGUAGE & LINGUISTICS

Interpreting Pub Date : 2014-01-01 DOI:10.1075/INTP.16.2.01TIM

Sárka Timarová, Ivana Čeňková, Reine Meylaerts, E. Hertog, A. Szmalec, W. Duyck

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Abstract

Working memory is a complex cognitive component responsible for maintenance of information during processing. Interpreting research has so far focused on working memory capacity rather than on the central executive functions. In the study described here, 28 professional interpreters completed a battery of four central executive tasks and three simultaneous interpretations (from English into Czech or Dutch ‘A’). The results show that: (a) certain measurable features of simultaneous interpreting are related to the central executive functions of working memory; (b) one working memory function (inhibition of distractors) seems to be related to interpreting experience, while the others (automatic response inhibition, updating, attention switching) do not; (c) the relationship between working memory and simultaneous interpreting is such that different working memory functions predict different sub-processes in simultaneous interpreting, in complex patterns. The conclusions of this study are data-driven, but in line with the current literature. More specifically, the findings support those accounts of simultaneous interpreting which emphasize attentional control as an important component of the simultaneous interpreting process.

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同声传译和工作记忆执行控制

工作记忆是一种复杂的认知成分，负责在加工过程中维护信息。到目前为止，口译研究主要集中在工作记忆容量上，而不是集中在中央执行功能上。在这里描述的研究中，28名专业口译员完成了四项中心执行任务和三项同声传译(从英语到捷克语或荷兰语“a”)。结果表明:(a)同声传译的某些可测量特征与工作记忆的中枢执行功能有关;(b)一个工作记忆功能(干扰抑制)似乎与解释经验有关，而其他功能(自动反应抑制、更新、注意转换)则无关;(c)工作记忆与同声传译之间的关系是，不同的工作记忆功能以复杂的模式预测了同声传译中不同的子过程。本研究的结论是数据驱动的，但与当前文献一致。更具体地说，这些发现支持了那些强调注意力控制是同声传译过程中重要组成部分的同声传译说法。

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Interpreting Multiple-

CiteScore

5.30

自引率

15.80%

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期刊介绍： Interpreting serves as a medium for research and debate on all aspects of interpreting, in its various modes, modalities (spoken and signed) and settings (conferences, media, courtroom, healthcare and others). Striving to promote our understanding of the socio-cultural, cognitive and linguistic dimensions of interpreting as an activity and process, the journal covers theoretical and methodological concerns, explores the history and professional ecology of interpreting and its role in society, and addresses current issues in professional practice and training.