Author： Seeber Kilian G.
Publisher： John Benjamins Publishing Company
E-ISSN： 1569-982x|13|2|176-204
ISSN： 1384-6647
Source： Interpreting. International Journal of Research and Practice in Interpreting, Vol.13, Iss.2, 2011-01, pp. : 176-204
Disclaimer: Any content in publications that violate the sovereignty, the constitution or regulations of the PRC is not accepted or approved by CNPIEC.
Abstract
This paper sets out to describe and graphically illustrate the amount of cognitive load generated during the simultaneous interpretation of structurally different languages based on theories developed and evidence gathered in cognitive psychology and psycholinguistics. To that end, a German verb-final and verb-initial construction are analyzed and contrasted in terms of the load they cause to an inherently capacity-limited system when interpreted simultaneously into a verb-initial language like English. A series of analytical cognitive load models are introduced providing a detailed illustration of conjectured cognitive resource allocation during simultaneous interpreting of verb-final structures.
Related content
Access to resources
Recommend
Simultaneous interpreting: Cognitive potential and limitations
Interpreting, Vol. 5, Iss. 2, 2000-01 ,pp. :