Inference and Anticipation in Simultaneous Interpreting: A probability-prediction model (Benjamins Translation Library)

"Until now, Ghelly Chernov's work on the theory of simultaneous interpretation (SI) was mostly accessible only to a Russian-speaking readership. Finally, Chernov's major work, originally published in Russia in 1987 under the title Introduction to Simultaneous Interpretation and widely considered a classic in interpretation theory, is now available in English as well. Adopting a psycholinguistic approach to SI, Chernov defines professional simultaneous interpretation as a process carried out concurrently with audio perception of an oral verbal message in the source language, offered only once and performed under extreme conditions of speech perception and production, allowing only a limited amount of information to be processed at any given time. Actively drawing on semantics, pragmatics and the Russian Activity theory to formulate the principles of objective and subjective redundancy and on the communicative situation of SI, Chernov's model identifies probability prediction as the enabling mechanism of SI. Being both a researcher and a practitioner, Chernov drew from a rich interpreting corpus to create the first comprehensive model of SI. Edited with notes and a critical foreword by two active SI researchers, Robin Setton and Adelina Hild, this book will be useful to practicing interpreters, as it provides a theoretical basis for appreciating the syntactical and other devices that can be used by both students and experienced interpreters in fine-turning their performance in the booth."Ghelly V. Chernov is the author of 'Inference and Anticipation in Simultaneous Interpreting: A probability-prediction model (Benjamins Translation Library)', published 2004 under ISBN 9781588115836 and ISBN 1588115836.