Caroline Blyth
- Published in print:
- 2010
- Published Online:
- September 2010
- ISBN:
- 9780199589456
- eISBN:
- 9780191594571
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199589456.003.0007
- Subject:
- Religion, Biblical Studies
In the conclusion, the author reiterates the insidious influence of rape myths within ancient and contemporary culture. These myths only serve to ensure that rape survivors are consistently denied ...
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In the conclusion, the author reiterates the insidious influence of rape myths within ancient and contemporary culture. These myths only serve to ensure that rape survivors are consistently denied access to a means by which to make their voices heard. Within the text and interpretive traditions of Genesis 34, many of these same myths are given voice, ensuring that, as a literary rape survivor, Dinah too has been and continues to be silenced. Moreover, the failure of biblical interpreters to challenge these harmful misperceptions about sexual violence expressed within the biblical traditions may only serve to validate and perpetuate such misperceptions within the communities in which these texts are subsequently read. The author therefore calls biblical scholars to an increased awareness of their ethical responsibility to lift up their voices in protest against those rape myths which ensure that the voices of rape survivors remain unheard or ignored.Less
In the conclusion, the author reiterates the insidious influence of rape myths within ancient and contemporary culture. These myths only serve to ensure that rape survivors are consistently denied access to a means by which to make their voices heard. Within the text and interpretive traditions of Genesis 34, many of these same myths are given voice, ensuring that, as a literary rape survivor, Dinah too has been and continues to be silenced. Moreover, the failure of biblical interpreters to challenge these harmful misperceptions about sexual violence expressed within the biblical traditions may only serve to validate and perpetuate such misperceptions within the communities in which these texts are subsequently read. The author therefore calls biblical scholars to an increased awareness of their ethical responsibility to lift up their voices in protest against those rape myths which ensure that the voices of rape survivors remain unheard or ignored.
Sandra Hale, Jane Goodman-Delahunty, and Natalie Martschuk
- Published in print:
- 2020
- Published Online:
- September 2020
- ISBN:
- 9780226647654
- eISBN:
- 9780226647821
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- University of Chicago Press
- DOI:
- 10.7208/chicago/9780226647821.003.0010
- Subject:
- Linguistics, Sociolinguistics / Anthropological Linguistics
Past empirical studies comparing the performance of trained interpreters and untrained bilinguals in police interviews have focused on the accuracy of the propositional content. Little is known about ...
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Past empirical studies comparing the performance of trained interpreters and untrained bilinguals in police interviews have focused on the accuracy of the propositional content. Little is known about the relative skill of these two groups. These skills were empirically tested in a simulated police interview. A total of 100 English-Spanish bilinguals and trained interpreters in the greater Sydney area interpreted while professionally-trained actors role-played the detective and suspect parts. Convergent results from quantitative analyses and discourse analysis of 17 illustrative excerpts confirmed that interpreters with specialized training outperformed the untrained bilinguals. Ad hoc interpreters were less confident, used inappropriate colloquial and powerless speech styles, failed to explain their role or establish ground rules that all statements would be interpreted, used first and second person, breached ethical guidelines on impartiality, and did not interpret all utterances. The trained interpreters were rated as more trustworthy, confident, likeable and knowledgeable than their untrained counterparts. Although skills in managing turn taking and ethical dilemmas fall outside the scope of propositional accuracy, they are integral to professional interpreting and distinguished the performance of the two participant groups. Implications of the findings for interpreter training and police policy and practice in investigative interviews are discussed.Less
Past empirical studies comparing the performance of trained interpreters and untrained bilinguals in police interviews have focused on the accuracy of the propositional content. Little is known about the relative skill of these two groups. These skills were empirically tested in a simulated police interview. A total of 100 English-Spanish bilinguals and trained interpreters in the greater Sydney area interpreted while professionally-trained actors role-played the detective and suspect parts. Convergent results from quantitative analyses and discourse analysis of 17 illustrative excerpts confirmed that interpreters with specialized training outperformed the untrained bilinguals. Ad hoc interpreters were less confident, used inappropriate colloquial and powerless speech styles, failed to explain their role or establish ground rules that all statements would be interpreted, used first and second person, breached ethical guidelines on impartiality, and did not interpret all utterances. The trained interpreters were rated as more trustworthy, confident, likeable and knowledgeable than their untrained counterparts. Although skills in managing turn taking and ethical dilemmas fall outside the scope of propositional accuracy, they are integral to professional interpreting and distinguished the performance of the two participant groups. Implications of the findings for interpreter training and police policy and practice in investigative interviews are discussed.
Brenda Schick
- Published in print:
- 2008
- Published Online:
- September 2008
- ISBN:
- 9780195368673
- eISBN:
- 9780199894161
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195368673.003.0013
- Subject:
- Psychology, Developmental Psychology
Educational interpreting emerged as a profession in the US in 1974, with the implementation of the first federal law protecting the educational rights of children receiving special services. However, ...
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Educational interpreting emerged as a profession in the US in 1974, with the implementation of the first federal law protecting the educational rights of children receiving special services. However, there is little published data on how many DHH students use an educational interpreter. This chapter presents an overview of the range of skills and factors that would influence how much and how well a child would learn within an interpreted education standards for educational interpreters. Topics discussed include skill levels for educational interpreters, interpreter training programs and performance, and a model of learning within an interpreted education.Less
Educational interpreting emerged as a profession in the US in 1974, with the implementation of the first federal law protecting the educational rights of children receiving special services. However, there is little published data on how many DHH students use an educational interpreter. This chapter presents an overview of the range of skills and factors that would influence how much and how well a child would learn within an interpreted education standards for educational interpreters. Topics discussed include skill levels for educational interpreters, interpreter training programs and performance, and a model of learning within an interpreted education.
Ngũgĩ Wa Thiongʼo
- Published in print:
- 1998
- Published Online:
- October 2011
- ISBN:
- 9780198183907
- eISBN:
- 9780191674136
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198183907.003.0004
- Subject:
- Literature, World Literature, Film, Media, and Cultural Studies
This chapter looks at the role of the intellectual as an interpreter. It examines the genealogy and types of modern African interpreter in the colonial and post-colonial era: the interpreter as a ...
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This chapter looks at the role of the intellectual as an interpreter. It examines the genealogy and types of modern African interpreter in the colonial and post-colonial era: the interpreter as a foreign agent and messenger, as a double agent, and as a people's scout and guide to the stars of freedom. Plato's allegory of the cave is used to examine the relationship between intellectuals, the state, and the control of psychic space in a post-colonial society.Less
This chapter looks at the role of the intellectual as an interpreter. It examines the genealogy and types of modern African interpreter in the colonial and post-colonial era: the interpreter as a foreign agent and messenger, as a double agent, and as a people's scout and guide to the stars of freedom. Plato's allegory of the cave is used to examine the relationship between intellectuals, the state, and the control of psychic space in a post-colonial society.
Eileen Forestal
- Published in print:
- 2005
- Published Online:
- May 2009
- ISBN:
- 9780195176940
- eISBN:
- 9780199869978
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof/9780195176940.003.0010
- Subject:
- Psychology, Developmental Psychology
This chapter focuses on the growing involvement of deaf people in interpreting. It discusses the teaching-learning of deaf interpreters and deaf interpreters in practice. It presents a qualitative ...
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This chapter focuses on the growing involvement of deaf people in interpreting. It discusses the teaching-learning of deaf interpreters and deaf interpreters in practice. It presents a qualitative study of deaf interpreters. The chapter shows a demand for more information and studies about deaf interpreters currently working in the field, and for the development of a curriculum to establish a good foundation for comprehensive skills development for deaf interpreters.Less
This chapter focuses on the growing involvement of deaf people in interpreting. It discusses the teaching-learning of deaf interpreters and deaf interpreters in practice. It presents a qualitative study of deaf interpreters. The chapter shows a demand for more information and studies about deaf interpreters currently working in the field, and for the development of a curriculum to establish a good foundation for comprehensive skills development for deaf interpreters.
Robert G. Lee
- Published in print:
- 2005
- Published Online:
- May 2009
- ISBN:
- 9780195176940
- eISBN:
- 9780199869978
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof/9780195176940.003.0006
- Subject:
- Psychology, Developmental Psychology
This chapter looks at issues surrounding the linguistic study of American Sign Language (ASL) and the possible implications for both the education of deaf students and the education of ASL-English ...
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This chapter looks at issues surrounding the linguistic study of American Sign Language (ASL) and the possible implications for both the education of deaf students and the education of ASL-English interpreters. It begins with an overview of ASL linguistic research to date, then turns to recent findings that run counter to two common misconceptions about the nature of ASL and how such misconceptions can have detrimental effects on the ability of deaf people (and interpreters) to acquire and use the language. Finally, the chapter presents some suggestions for addressing the stated problems.Less
This chapter looks at issues surrounding the linguistic study of American Sign Language (ASL) and the possible implications for both the education of deaf students and the education of ASL-English interpreters. It begins with an overview of ASL linguistic research to date, then turns to recent findings that run counter to two common misconceptions about the nature of ASL and how such misconceptions can have detrimental effects on the ability of deaf people (and interpreters) to acquire and use the language. Finally, the chapter presents some suggestions for addressing the stated problems.
Elizabeth A. Winston
- Published in print:
- 2005
- Published Online:
- May 2009
- ISBN:
- 9780195176940
- eISBN:
- 9780199869978
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof/9780195176940.003.0009
- Subject:
- Psychology, Developmental Psychology
This chapter addresses the following question: What do interpreting educators need to know in order to foster the development of competent interpreters? The chapter reviews current knowledge on ...
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This chapter addresses the following question: What do interpreting educators need to know in order to foster the development of competent interpreters? The chapter reviews current knowledge on interpreting education. It also looks into the current knowledge, attitudes, and philosophies of interpreting educators.Less
This chapter addresses the following question: What do interpreting educators need to know in order to foster the development of competent interpreters? The chapter reviews current knowledge on interpreting education. It also looks into the current knowledge, attitudes, and philosophies of interpreting educators.
Peter W. Martens
- Published in print:
- 2012
- Published Online:
- May 2012
- ISBN:
- 9780199639557
- eISBN:
- 9780191738135
- Item type:
- book
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199639557.001.0001
- Subject:
- Religion, Early Christian Studies, Biblical Studies
Scriptural interpretation was an important form of scholarship for Christians in late antiquity. For no one does this claim ring more true than Origen of Alexandria (185–254), one of the most ...
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Scriptural interpretation was an important form of scholarship for Christians in late antiquity. For no one does this claim ring more true than Origen of Alexandria (185–254), one of the most prolific scholars of Scripture in early Christianity. This book examines his approach to the Bible through a biographical lens: the focus is on his account of the scriptural interpreter, the animating center of the exegetical enterprise. In pursuing this largely neglected line of inquiry, the book discloses the contours of Origen's sweeping vision of scriptural exegesis as a way of life. For him, ideal interpreters were far more than philologists steeped in the skills conveyed by Greco-Roman education. Their profile also included a commitment to Christianity from which they gathered a spectrum of loyalties, guidelines, dispositions, relationships, and doctrines that tangibly shaped how they practiced and thought about their biblical scholarship. This study explores the many ways in which Origen thought ideal scriptural interpreters (himself included) embarked upon a way of life, indeed a way of salvation, culminating in the everlasting contemplation of God. This new and integrative thesis takes seriously how the discipline of scriptural interpretation was envisioned by one of its pioneering and most influential practitioners.Less
Scriptural interpretation was an important form of scholarship for Christians in late antiquity. For no one does this claim ring more true than Origen of Alexandria (185–254), one of the most prolific scholars of Scripture in early Christianity. This book examines his approach to the Bible through a biographical lens: the focus is on his account of the scriptural interpreter, the animating center of the exegetical enterprise. In pursuing this largely neglected line of inquiry, the book discloses the contours of Origen's sweeping vision of scriptural exegesis as a way of life. For him, ideal interpreters were far more than philologists steeped in the skills conveyed by Greco-Roman education. Their profile also included a commitment to Christianity from which they gathered a spectrum of loyalties, guidelines, dispositions, relationships, and doctrines that tangibly shaped how they practiced and thought about their biblical scholarship. This study explores the many ways in which Origen thought ideal scriptural interpreters (himself included) embarked upon a way of life, indeed a way of salvation, culminating in the everlasting contemplation of God. This new and integrative thesis takes seriously how the discipline of scriptural interpretation was envisioned by one of its pioneering and most influential practitioners.
Katerina Ierodiakonou
- Published in print:
- 2007
- Published Online:
- January 2008
- ISBN:
- 9780199233076
- eISBN:
- 9780191716416
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199233076.003.0005
- Subject:
- Philosophy, Ancient Philosophy
The philosopher, according to Epictetus, is God's messenger (angelos), witness (martys), servant (diakonos/hypēretēs), and kinsman (syngenēs). By making full use of their logical reasoning, ...
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The philosopher, according to Epictetus, is God's messenger (angelos), witness (martys), servant (diakonos/hypēretēs), and kinsman (syngenēs). By making full use of their logical reasoning, philosophers are meant to interpret the rational order of the universe and to explain to others what is good and what is evil. Moreover, by applying in everyday life their acquired knowledge, philosophers become for human beings the example which all should be following in order to gain salvation. Thus, Socrates and Diogenes are viewed by Epictetus as the paradigmatic philosophers; for their doctrines and actions were in perfect harmony with the rational order of nature, that is with God's will. It is noteworthy that the portrait of the philosopher which Epictetus presents has a lot in common with that advocated by other philosophers at the time, such as Dio of Prusa, Apollonius of Tyana, and Maximus of Tyre, who also are concerned with the salvation of mankind.Less
The philosopher, according to Epictetus, is God's messenger (angelos), witness (martys), servant (diakonos/hypēretēs), and kinsman (syngenēs). By making full use of their logical reasoning, philosophers are meant to interpret the rational order of the universe and to explain to others what is good and what is evil. Moreover, by applying in everyday life their acquired knowledge, philosophers become for human beings the example which all should be following in order to gain salvation. Thus, Socrates and Diogenes are viewed by Epictetus as the paradigmatic philosophers; for their doctrines and actions were in perfect harmony with the rational order of nature, that is with God's will. It is noteworthy that the portrait of the philosopher which Epictetus presents has a lot in common with that advocated by other philosophers at the time, such as Dio of Prusa, Apollonius of Tyana, and Maximus of Tyre, who also are concerned with the salvation of mankind.
J. David Pleins
- Published in print:
- 2009
- Published Online:
- October 2011
- ISBN:
- 9780199733637
- eISBN:
- 9780199852505
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199733637.003.0005
- Subject:
- Religion, Biblical Studies
Various endeavors were made to make logical sense out of the story of Noah's ark even before the fundamentalist movement was set in motion. Although several Christian and Jewish interpreters ...
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Various endeavors were made to make logical sense out of the story of Noah's ark even before the fundamentalist movement was set in motion. Although several Christian and Jewish interpreters attempted to exaggerate certain aspects of the story to find moral guidance and spiritual insight, scientific thinkers during the 16th and 17th centuries tried coming up with stories that would seem rational in the context of looking into certain mechanical theories regarding the history and physical processes of the earth. Further developments of these theories during the 18th and 19th centuries have considered the possibility of relating geological sciences and fossil studies with the narrative about the flood. Consequently, these actions have presented new approaches in examining the narratives of the Bible as a work that advocates s humanistic importance.Less
Various endeavors were made to make logical sense out of the story of Noah's ark even before the fundamentalist movement was set in motion. Although several Christian and Jewish interpreters attempted to exaggerate certain aspects of the story to find moral guidance and spiritual insight, scientific thinkers during the 16th and 17th centuries tried coming up with stories that would seem rational in the context of looking into certain mechanical theories regarding the history and physical processes of the earth. Further developments of these theories during the 18th and 19th centuries have considered the possibility of relating geological sciences and fossil studies with the narrative about the flood. Consequently, these actions have presented new approaches in examining the narratives of the Bible as a work that advocates s humanistic importance.
Terryl L. Givens
- Published in print:
- 2002
- Published Online:
- November 2003
- ISBN:
- 9780195138184
- eISBN:
- 9780199834211
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/019513818X.003.0002
- Subject:
- Religion, Religion and Society
Joseph Smith was a young seeker in an age of religious awakening. He claimed he was visited by God and Christ in response to his spiritual quest for truth as a 14 year old, but his religious career ...
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Joseph Smith was a young seeker in an age of religious awakening. He claimed he was visited by God and Christ in response to his spiritual quest for truth as a 14 year old, but his religious career began in earnest when he asserted he was the divinely appointed translator of sacred records delivered to him by an angel of God named Moroni seven years later. Assisted – in the face of growing opposition – by family, friends, and a well‐to‐do farmer, Martin Harris, Smith produced a translation from gold plates attested by 11 witnesses using Urim and Thummim (a seer stone and/or sacred “interpreters”). The concrete tangibility of the plates and accompanying holy relics, and the alleged historicity of the history he translated, made his claims especially audacious and resistant to dismissal as a subjective religious experience.Less
Joseph Smith was a young seeker in an age of religious awakening. He claimed he was visited by God and Christ in response to his spiritual quest for truth as a 14 year old, but his religious career began in earnest when he asserted he was the divinely appointed translator of sacred records delivered to him by an angel of God named Moroni seven years later. Assisted – in the face of growing opposition – by family, friends, and a well‐to‐do farmer, Martin Harris, Smith produced a translation from gold plates attested by 11 witnesses using Urim and Thummim (a seer stone and/or sacred “interpreters”). The concrete tangibility of the plates and accompanying holy relics, and the alleged historicity of the history he translated, made his claims especially audacious and resistant to dismissal as a subjective religious experience.
Robert Rosenthal
- Published in print:
- 2009
- Published Online:
- September 2009
- ISBN:
- 9780195385540
- eISBN:
- 9780199869824
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195385540.003.0010
- Subject:
- Psychology, Social Psychology
Identical observations are often interpreted differently by different scientists, and that fact and its implications are the subject of this chapter. Interpretation effects are most simply defined as ...
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Identical observations are often interpreted differently by different scientists, and that fact and its implications are the subject of this chapter. Interpretation effects are most simply defined as any difference in interpretations. The difference may be between two or more interpreters, or an interpreter and such a generalized interpreter as an established theory or an “accepted” interpretation of a cumulative series of studies. As in the observer effect, the interpreter effect, or difference, does not necessarily imply a unidirectional phenomenon. When observations are nonrandomly distributed around a true value, these are referred to as “biased observations.” Similarly, when interpretations do not vary randomly—and usually they do not—these are referred to as “biased”.Less
Identical observations are often interpreted differently by different scientists, and that fact and its implications are the subject of this chapter. Interpretation effects are most simply defined as any difference in interpretations. The difference may be between two or more interpreters, or an interpreter and such a generalized interpreter as an established theory or an “accepted” interpretation of a cumulative series of studies. As in the observer effect, the interpreter effect, or difference, does not necessarily imply a unidirectional phenomenon. When observations are nonrandomly distributed around a true value, these are referred to as “biased observations.” Similarly, when interpretations do not vary randomly—and usually they do not—these are referred to as “biased”.
Lisa Rose Mar
- Published in print:
- 2010
- Published Online:
- January 2011
- ISBN:
- 9780199733132
- eISBN:
- 9780199866533
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199733132.003.0002
- Subject:
- History, World Modern History, World Medieval History
One of the most curious aspects of anti-Chinese policies was officials’ practice of hiring immigrant Chinese interpreters, thus foiling exclusionary laws. The clash of two titans, Yip On and David ...
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One of the most curious aspects of anti-Chinese policies was officials’ practice of hiring immigrant Chinese interpreters, thus foiling exclusionary laws. The clash of two titans, Yip On and David Lew, shows how political alliances across racial lines compromised enforcement of anti-Chinese immigration policies. The study of interpreters and the politics through which they won, held, and lost their posts reveals a new understanding of how immigration policy was made. As an ethnic collaborator, the interpreter engaged in policy-making from a distinctive position. He had a duty to carry out the mandates of Parliament, but he gained political leadership from supporters who viewed anti-Chinese laws as illegitimate.Less
One of the most curious aspects of anti-Chinese policies was officials’ practice of hiring immigrant Chinese interpreters, thus foiling exclusionary laws. The clash of two titans, Yip On and David Lew, shows how political alliances across racial lines compromised enforcement of anti-Chinese immigration policies. The study of interpreters and the politics through which they won, held, and lost their posts reveals a new understanding of how immigration policy was made. As an ethnic collaborator, the interpreter engaged in policy-making from a distinctive position. He had a duty to carry out the mandates of Parliament, but he gained political leadership from supporters who viewed anti-Chinese laws as illegitimate.
Lisa Rose Mar
- Published in print:
- 2010
- Published Online:
- January 2011
- ISBN:
- 9780199733132
- eISBN:
- 9780199866533
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199733132.003.0003
- Subject:
- History, World Modern History, World Medieval History
Despite racial bars to the legal profession, Chinese immigrants often made the law their instrument through interpreters who acted as informal legal brokers. They were paralegals who served Chinese ...
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Despite racial bars to the legal profession, Chinese immigrants often made the law their instrument through interpreters who acted as informal legal brokers. They were paralegals who served Chinese clients and sometimes other non-white groups. The brokerage relations of these “Chinese lawyers” also illuminate another less visible aspect of legal history, the profoundly integrated nature of Canadian justice. Ethnic dispute resolution processes continually interacted with the formal justice system. David Lew’s murder mystery shows how these legal negotiations helped make the Canadian state a central institution in British Columbia’s early twentieth-century Chinese Diaspora.Less
Despite racial bars to the legal profession, Chinese immigrants often made the law their instrument through interpreters who acted as informal legal brokers. They were paralegals who served Chinese clients and sometimes other non-white groups. The brokerage relations of these “Chinese lawyers” also illuminate another less visible aspect of legal history, the profoundly integrated nature of Canadian justice. Ethnic dispute resolution processes continually interacted with the formal justice system. David Lew’s murder mystery shows how these legal negotiations helped make the Canadian state a central institution in British Columbia’s early twentieth-century Chinese Diaspora.
Anthony Brueckner
- Published in print:
- 2010
- Published Online:
- January 2011
- ISBN:
- 9780199585861
- eISBN:
- 9780191595332
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199585861.003.0014
- Subject:
- Philosophy, Philosophy of Mind, Metaphysics/Epistemology
This chapter offers a defence of Davidson in the face of a powerful, intuitive objection to his strategy.
This chapter offers a defence of Davidson in the face of a powerful, intuitive objection to his strategy.
Dennis Cokely
- Published in print:
- 2005
- Published Online:
- May 2009
- ISBN:
- 9780195176940
- eISBN:
- 9780199869978
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof/9780195176940.003.0001
- Subject:
- Psychology, Developmental Psychology
This chapter examines the relationship between interpreters/transliterators and the deaf community and the forces that altered that relationship. Topics discussed include the roots of the practice of ...
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This chapter examines the relationship between interpreters/transliterators and the deaf community and the forces that altered that relationship. Topics discussed include the roots of the practice of sign language interpreting/transliterating in the deaf community, events that altered the social and cultural positionality of interpreters/transliterators as a group, legislative institutionalization of interpretation and transliteration, and academic institutionalization of the language of the Community.Less
This chapter examines the relationship between interpreters/transliterators and the deaf community and the forces that altered that relationship. Topics discussed include the roots of the practice of sign language interpreting/transliterating in the deaf community, events that altered the social and cultural positionality of interpreters/transliterators as a group, legislative institutionalization of interpretation and transliteration, and academic institutionalization of the language of the Community.
Graham H. Turner
- Published in print:
- 2005
- Published Online:
- May 2009
- ISBN:
- 9780195176940
- eISBN:
- 9780199869978
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof/9780195176940.003.0002
- Subject:
- Psychology, Developmental Psychology
This chapter summarizes how an informed interpreting practitioner can negotiate such terrain effectively. In doing so, it takes a step toward promoting a so-called “real interpreting”—interpreting ...
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This chapter summarizes how an informed interpreting practitioner can negotiate such terrain effectively. In doing so, it takes a step toward promoting a so-called “real interpreting”—interpreting that takes into account the range of contextual factors that, from moment to moment, guide the choices that interpreters make in designing their contributions to communicative exchanges. It argues that real interpreting means, as a practitioner, to know your options well and endeavor to select appropriately from among them, according to the prevailing circumstances.Less
This chapter summarizes how an informed interpreting practitioner can negotiate such terrain effectively. In doing so, it takes a step toward promoting a so-called “real interpreting”—interpreting that takes into account the range of contextual factors that, from moment to moment, guide the choices that interpreters make in designing their contributions to communicative exchanges. It argues that real interpreting means, as a practitioner, to know your options well and endeavor to select appropriately from among them, according to the prevailing circumstances.
Jemina Napier
- Published in print:
- 2005
- Published Online:
- May 2009
- ISBN:
- 9780195176940
- eISBN:
- 9780199869978
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof/9780195176940.003.0004
- Subject:
- Psychology, Developmental Psychology
This chapter explores the linguistic features and strategies of interpreting, particularly in higher education, through the description of various research projects involving Australian Sign Language ...
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This chapter explores the linguistic features and strategies of interpreting, particularly in higher education, through the description of various research projects involving Australian Sign Language (Auslan)/English interpreters, and their application to the education and practice of sign language interpreters. It discusses research studies focusing on the linguistic features used by Auslan interpreters when interpreting dense information, the relationship between interpreters' language and that of the deaf community, features of language contact used by interpreters and deaf people in university settings, linguistic strategies of Auslan interpreters when interpreting for a university lecture, and the use of translation style and omissions as strategies within the university discourse environment. It also considers deaf students' expectations of university interpreting and interpreting strategy, as well as the educational backgrounds of interpreters in relation to their ability to interpret in higher education.Less
This chapter explores the linguistic features and strategies of interpreting, particularly in higher education, through the description of various research projects involving Australian Sign Language (Auslan)/English interpreters, and their application to the education and practice of sign language interpreters. It discusses research studies focusing on the linguistic features used by Auslan interpreters when interpreting dense information, the relationship between interpreters' language and that of the deaf community, features of language contact used by interpreters and deaf people in university settings, linguistic strategies of Auslan interpreters when interpreting for a university lecture, and the use of translation style and omissions as strategies within the university discourse environment. It also considers deaf students' expectations of university interpreting and interpreting strategy, as well as the educational backgrounds of interpreters in relation to their ability to interpret in higher education.
Robert Morgan and John Barton
- Published in print:
- 1988
- Published Online:
- March 2012
- ISBN:
- 9780192132567
- eISBN:
- 9780191670060
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780192132567.003.0001
- Subject:
- Religion, Biblical Studies
This chapter begins with brief discussions of the concept of interpretation and the aims of interpreters. It then turns to the problem of biblical interpretation. The chapter argues that the main ...
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This chapter begins with brief discussions of the concept of interpretation and the aims of interpreters. It then turns to the problem of biblical interpretation. The chapter argues that the main problem for biblical interpretation today is the contrasting frameworks within which the Bible is interpreted – by the historian on the one hand and the believer on the other. Relating these two ways of understanding the subject matter of the Bible is a problem only for ‘theologians’, i.e. for believers who want to relate their faith to their rational knowledge, which now includes historical knowledge. Other believers can ignore scholarship, and other scholars can ignore religious faith. The resulting interpretations of the Bible will not satisfy thoughtful believers and may be thought superficial, but they are not illegitimate.Less
This chapter begins with brief discussions of the concept of interpretation and the aims of interpreters. It then turns to the problem of biblical interpretation. The chapter argues that the main problem for biblical interpretation today is the contrasting frameworks within which the Bible is interpreted – by the historian on the one hand and the believer on the other. Relating these two ways of understanding the subject matter of the Bible is a problem only for ‘theologians’, i.e. for believers who want to relate their faith to their rational knowledge, which now includes historical knowledge. Other believers can ignore scholarship, and other scholars can ignore religious faith. The resulting interpretations of the Bible will not satisfy thoughtful believers and may be thought superficial, but they are not illegitimate.
Maren R Niehoff
- Published in print:
- 2018
- Published Online:
- May 2018
- ISBN:
- 9780300175233
- eISBN:
- 9780300231304
- Item type:
- book
- Publisher:
- Yale University Press
- DOI:
- 10.12987/yale/9780300175233.001.0001
- Subject:
- Religion, Church History
Philo was a Hellenistic Jewish philosopher who left behind one of the richest bodies of work from antiquity, yet his personality and intellectual development have remained a riddle. This book ...
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Philo was a Hellenistic Jewish philosopher who left behind one of the richest bodies of work from antiquity, yet his personality and intellectual development have remained a riddle. This book presents the first biography of Philo, arguing that his trip to Rome in 38 CE was a turning point in his life. There he was exposed to not only new political circumstances but also “a new cultural and philosophical environment.” Following the pogrom in Alexandria, Philo became active as an intellectual in the capital of the Empire, responding to the challenges of his time and creatively reconstructing his identity, though always maintaining pride in the Jewish tradition. Philo's trajectory from Alexandria to Rome and his enthusiastic adoption of new modes of thought rendered him a keen figure in the complex negotiation between East and West.Less
Philo was a Hellenistic Jewish philosopher who left behind one of the richest bodies of work from antiquity, yet his personality and intellectual development have remained a riddle. This book presents the first biography of Philo, arguing that his trip to Rome in 38 CE was a turning point in his life. There he was exposed to not only new political circumstances but also “a new cultural and philosophical environment.” Following the pogrom in Alexandria, Philo became active as an intellectual in the capital of the Empire, responding to the challenges of his time and creatively reconstructing his identity, though always maintaining pride in the Jewish tradition. Philo's trajectory from Alexandria to Rome and his enthusiastic adoption of new modes of thought rendered him a keen figure in the complex negotiation between East and West.
