Interpreters who work with signed languages and those who work strictly with spoken languages share many of the same issues regarding their training, skill sets, and fundamentals of practice. Yet interpreting into and from signed languages presents unique challenges for the interpreter, who works with language that must be seen rather than heard. The contributions in this volume focus on topics of interest to both students of signed language interpreting and practitioners working in community, conference,and education settings. Signed languages dealt with include American Sign Language, Langue des Signes Quebecoise and Irish Sign Language, although interpreters internationally will find the discussion in each chapter relevant to their own language context. ...

Interpreters who work with signed languages and those who work strictly with spoken languages share many of the same issues regarding their training, skill sets, and fundamentals of practice. Yet interpreting into and from signed languages presents unique challenges for the interpreter, who works with language that must be seen rather than heard. The contributions in this volume focus on topics of interest to both students of signed language interpreting and practitioners working in community, conference,and education settings. Signed languages dealt with include American Sign Language, Langue des Signes Quebecoise and Irish Sign Language, although interpreters internationally will find the discussion in each chapter relevant to their own language context. Topics concern theoretical and practical components of the interpreter's work, including interpreters' approaches to language and meaning, their role on the job and in the communities within which they work, dealing with language variation and consumer preferences,and Deaf interpreters as professionals in the field.

Contributors

Acknowledgements

Part I. Introduction

CHAPTER 1

Introduction to the theory and practice of signed language interpreting

Terry Janzen

Part II. Aspects of interpreting theory

CHAPTER 2

Towards a cognitive model of interpreting

Sherman Wilcox and Barbara Shaffer

CHAPTER 3

Making the effort in simultaneous interpreting: Some considerations

for signed language interpreters

Lorraine Leeson

CHAPTER 4

Interpretation and language use: ASL and English

Terry ]anzen

CHAPTER 5

Contact sign, transliteration and interpretation in Canada

Karen Malcolm

CHAPTER 6

Consecutive and simultaneous interpreting

Debra Russell

CHAPTER 7

Ethics and professionalism in interpreting

Terry Janzen and Donna Korpiniski

Part III. Interpretation in practice

CHAPTER 8

The working interpreter

Hubert Demers

CHAPTER 9

Best practices in interpreting: A Deaf community perspective

Angela Stratiy

CHAPTER 10

Vying with variation: Interpreting language contact, gender variation

and generational difference

Lorraine Leeson

CHAPTER 1 1

Case studies in education: Practical application of ethics and role

Patricia Conrad and Susan Stegenga

CHAPTER 12

Deaf interpreters

Patrick Boudreault

Name index

Subject index