The Bilingual Courtroom - Susan Berk-Seligson

The Bilingual Courtroom

Court Interpreters in the Judicial Process, Second Edition
Buch | Softcover
352 Seiten
2017
University of Chicago Press (Verlag)
978-0-226-32916-1 (ISBN)
43,65 inkl. MwSt
Susan Berk-Seligson's groundbreaking book draws on more than one hundred hours of taped recordings of Spanish/English court proceedings in federal, state, and municipal courts along with extensive psycholinguistic research using translated testimony and mock jurors to present a systematic study of court interpreters that raises some alarming, vitally important concerns. Contrary to the assumption that interpreters do not affect the dynamics of court proceedings, Berk-Seligson shows that interpreters could potentially make the difference between a defendant being found guilty or not guilty of a crime. This second edition of the The Bilingual Courtroom includes a fully updated review of both theoretical and policy-oriented research relevant to the use of interpreters in legal settings, particularly from the standpoint of linguistic pragmatics.
It provides new insights into interpreting in quasi-judicial, informal, and specialized judicial settings, such as small claims court and in jails and prisons; updates trends in interpreter certification and credentialing, both in the United States and abroad; explores remote interpreting (for example, by telephone) and interpreter training programs; looks at political trials and tribunals to add to our awareness of international perspectives on court interpreting; and expands upon cross-cultural issues. Also featuring a new preface by Berk-Seligson, this second edition not only highlights the impact of the previous versions of The Bilingual Courtroom, but also draws attention to the continued need for critical study of interpreting in our ever diversifying society.

Susan Berk-Seligson is research professor of Spanish linguistics in the Department of Spanish and Portuguese, an affiliate faculty member of the Center for Latin American Studies, Research, and an associate of the Latin American Public Opinion Project, all at Vanderbilt University. She is the author of Coerced Confessions: The Discourse of Bilingual Police Interrogations.

Erscheinungsdatum
Sprache englisch
Maße 15 x 23 mm
Gewicht 567 g
Themenwelt Recht / Steuern EU / Internationales Recht
Recht / Steuern Strafrecht Strafverfahrensrecht
ISBN-10 0-226-32916-X / 022632916X
ISBN-13 978-0-226-32916-1 / 9780226329161
Zustand Neuware
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