Acting upon background of understanding rather than role : shifting the focus from the interactional to the inferential dimension of (medical) dialogue interpreting

Albl-Mikasa, Michaela

doi:10.1075/tcb.00028.alb

Publication type:	Article in scientific journal
Type of review:	Peer review (publication)
Title:	Acting upon background of understanding rather than role : shifting the focus from the interactional to the inferential dimension of (medical) dialogue interpreting
Authors:	Albl-Mikasa, Michaela
et. al:	No
DOI:	10.1075/tcb.00028.alb
Published in:	Translation, Cognition & Behavior
Volume(Issue):	2
Issue:	2
Page(s):	241
Pages to:	262
Issue Date:	Sep-2019
Publisher / Ed. Institution:	John Benjamins
ISSN:	2542-5277 2542-5285
Language:	English
Subjects:	Dialogue interpreting; Situated cognition; Functional pragmatics; Institutional knowledge; Inferential basis; Role
Subject (DDC):	418.02: Translating and interpreting
Abstract:	Research into dialogue interpreting has thus far focused on its interactional dimension. Only recently have cognitive approaches been introduced. This article uses the situated cognition and functional pragmatics paradigms to explain how a broad and holistic understanding of the (healthcare) set-up in which dialogue interpreting assignments take place enables interpreters to develop an awareness of the purpose-orientation of medical professionals’ (inter)action plan. This understanding forms part of an inferential mental backdrop that allows interpreters to go from bottom-up drifting to gaining top-down control over their task. On the basis of a corpus of 19 interpreter-mediated doctor-patient encounters, the article suggests that it is acting upon an integral background of understanding as inferential basis (rather than role) that empowers dialogue interpreters to perform successfully.
URI:	https://digitalcollection.zhaw.ch/handle/11475/18439
Fulltext version:	Published version
License (according to publishing contract):	Licence according to publishing contract
Departement:	Applied Linguistics
Organisational Unit:	Institute of Translation and Interpreting (IUED)
Appears in collections:	Publikationen Angewandte Linguistik

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Albl-Mikasa, M. (2019). Acting upon background of understanding rather than role : shifting the focus from the interactional to the inferential dimension of (medical) dialogue interpreting. Translation, Cognition & Behavior, 2(2), 241–262. https://doi.org/10.1075/tcb.00028.alb

Albl-Mikasa, M. (2019) ‘Acting upon background of understanding rather than role : shifting the focus from the interactional to the inferential dimension of (medical) dialogue interpreting’, Translation, Cognition & Behavior, 2(2), pp. 241–262. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1075/tcb.00028.alb.

M. Albl-Mikasa, “Acting upon background of understanding rather than role : shifting the focus from the interactional to the inferential dimension of (medical) dialogue interpreting,” Translation, Cognition & Behavior, vol. 2, no. 2, pp. 241–262, Sep. 2019, doi: 10.1075/tcb.00028.alb.

ALBL-MIKASA, Michaela, 2019. Acting upon background of understanding rather than role : shifting the focus from the interactional to the inferential dimension of (medical) dialogue interpreting. Translation, Cognition & Behavior. September 2019. Bd. 2, Nr. 2, S. 241–262. DOI 10.1075/tcb.00028.alb

Albl-Mikasa, Michaela. 2019. “Acting upon Background of Understanding rather than Role : Shifting the Focus from the Interactional to the Inferential Dimension of (Medical) Dialogue Interpreting.” Translation, Cognition & Behavior 2 (2): 241–62. https://doi.org/10.1075/tcb.00028.alb.

Albl-Mikasa, Michaela. “Acting upon Background of Understanding rather than Role : Shifting the Focus from the Interactional to the Inferential Dimension of (Medical) Dialogue Interpreting.” Translation, Cognition & Behavior, vol. 2, no. 2, Sept. 2019, pp. 241–62, https://doi.org/10.1075/tcb.00028.alb.