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Hale, Sandra; Gibbons, John – Applied Linguistics, 1999
Presents results of a detailed analysis of courtroom transcripts involving Spanish-English interpreting by four interpreters in Sydney, Australia, where consistent changes in the interpreted versions were found. Discusses omission of substantial diminution of reference to the courtroom reality in interpreted discourse and changes in tenor that may…
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Discourse Analysis, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries