During the first part of the seminar, the discussants will comment and evaluate the dissertation script for 15 minutes each. Then we take a 15 minute break. During the second part of the seminar, the discussants then raise relevant questions that they want to discuss with Aleksandra, and finally the audience is allowed in for further questions.

To the Zoominar

If you are interested in sharing Aleksandra's script, please email her:

aleksandra.adler@su.se

Abstract

The study explores disfluencies in the utterances of dialogue interpreters in Sweden. Generally, the current mixed-method and multi-method study is empirical in its approach, with both qualitative and quantitative elements. The study can be placed within applied interpreting studies that traditionally concerns itself with improving interpreting practice through research (Williams and Chesterman 2002). The present research is a descriptive process study (Neuman 2000), and its approach is exploratory with an aim to uncover individual-based variation rather than universal tendencies.

The two main arguments presented in this work are that: 1) disfluency is an indication of increased cognitive load in dialogue interpreters and 2) temporal dynamics of blinking are responsive to fluctuations in cognitive load. Building on the holistic and functional approaches to disfluency (Crible 2018) the present inquiry sets out to explore the functional and cognitive aspects of disfluency and eye movements in dialogue interpreting in two ways: empirically and methodologically. In other words, the present inquiry aims to empirically investigate blinking patterns and disfluencies as potential indicators of cognitive load in dialogue interpreting and explore a new measure to research cognitive processes in (dialogue) interpreting (Englund Dimitrova & Tiselius 2016)

Aleksandra Adler