Speak English or what? : codeswitching and interpreter use in New York City courts /

Angermeyer presents a study of interpreter-mediated interaction in New York City small claims courts, drawing on audiorecorded arbitration hearings and ethnographic fieldwork. Focusing on the language use of speakers of Haitian Creole, Polish, Russian, or Spanish, the study explores how these litiga...

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Gespeichert in:
1. Verfasser:
Angermeyer, Philipp Sebastian
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2015]
Zusammenfassung:
Angermeyer presents a study of interpreter-mediated interaction in New York City small claims courts, drawing on audiorecorded arbitration hearings and ethnographic fieldwork. Focusing on the language use of speakers of Haitian Creole, Polish, Russian, or Spanish, the study explores how these litigants make use of their limited proficiency in English, in addition to communicating with the help of professional court interpreters.
Umfang:
1 online resource (viii, 248 pages)
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780199337576
9780190235741
0190235748
9780190266516
0190266511
Schlagworte:
Public service interpreting > New York (State) > New York.
Code switching (Linguistics) > New York (State) > New York.
Bilingualism > New York (State) > New York.
Interprétation communautaire (Traduction) > New York (État) > New York.
Changement de code (Linguistique) > New York (État) > New York.
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