Author: SISU Baker Centre

Articles: Life in a Dead Language Nelson, Matthew, Journal of World Literature, 2, 411-432 (2017), DOI:https://doi.org/10.1163/24056480-00204004 Abstract: Literature written in Sanskrit after the onset of British colonialism is sorely neglected. Modern Sanskrit, as it is often called, suffers from the bad image of being written in a dead language. Many of its writers would disagree with that image, but they would […]

Linguistic and Psychological Indicators of Stress in Simultaneous Interpreting by Paweł Korpal About this book: This book is an attempt to discuss the notion of psychological stress in simultaneous interpreting. The main objective of the experimental study is to examine whether the speaker’s delivery rate influences (1) the level of stress experienced by professional interpreters and interpreting trainees in simultaneous interpreting […]

Multimodal Pragmatics and Translation: A New Model for Source Text Analysis by Sara Dicerto About this book: This book proposes a new model for the translation-oriented analysis of multimodal source texts. The author guides the reader through semiotics, multimodality, pragmatics and translation studies on a quest for the meaning-making mechanics of texts that combine images and words. She openly challenges […]

Link to the website: http://www.cultusjournal.com/index.php/current-issue Introduction by David Katan For this 10th anniversary issue we are very fortunate to have two extremely engaging conversations. They are both frank discussions on the state of the art of translation and its relevance today. We open with Henry Liu, recently President of the International Federation of Translators and close with a conversation between renowned […]

About this book: This book sheds light on the phenomenon of consecutive interpreting. It combines phenomenological and empirical analyses to build a communication theory of interpreting. The author begins by reviewing mainstream research on consecutive interpreting and then dissociates himself from it, conducting a three-tier analysis of interpreting data. He concludes by presenting an alternative theory of consecutive interpreting. As […]

Link to the website: http://www.tandfonline.com/toc/rtrn20/23/4 Introdution by the editors: Karen Bennett & Rita Queiroz de Barros (2017) International English: its current status and implications for translation, The Translator, 23:4, 363-370, DOI: 10.1080/13556509.2017.1385939 Articles: Michaela Albl-Mikasa, Giovanna Fontana, Laura Maria Fuchs, Lena Meret Stüdeli & Aline Zaugg (2017) Professional translations of non-native English: ‘before and after’ texts from the European Parliament’s […]

Trans – Revista de traductología: volume 21, 2017 (includes a dossier on Versiones del Quijote, edited by Juan Francisco Ferré & Peter Bush) Link to the website: http://www.trans.uma.es/trans_21.html Articles: Teatro y traducción / Por un giro escénico (Theatre and translation. Towards an scenic turn) Manuel F. Vieites Abstract: The enactment of a theatrical performance is a complex creative process that […]