The imaginary invalid : conference interpreters and English as a lingua franca

Albl-Mikasa, Michaela

doi:10.1111/ijal.12076

Publication type:	Article in scientific journal
Type of review:	Peer review (publication)
Title:	The imaginary invalid : conference interpreters and English as a lingua franca
Authors:	Albl-Mikasa, Michaela
DOI:	10.1111/ijal.12076
Published in:	International Journal of Applied Linguistics
Editors of the parent work:	Brutt-Griffler, Janina Perrin, Daniel
Volume(Issue):	24
Issue:	3
Page(s):	293
Pages to:	311
Issue Date:	2014
Publisher / Ed. Institution:	Wiley
ISSN:	0802-6106 1473-4192
Language:	English
Subjects:	Shared languages benefit; Conference interpreting; English as a lingua franca; Interpreter-mediated ELF communication
Subject (DDC):	418.02: Translating and interpreting
Abstract:	The critical attitude of conference interpreters towards English as a Lingua Franca (ELF) has so far been downplayed by ELF researchers. This paper aims at detailing the experience of professional conference interpreters in interpreter-mediated ELF communication and argues that ELF research has a stake in looking into their complaints because this may produce a better understanding of a number of aspects of mediated and unmediated ELF communication. Interpreter experience may thus contribute to achieving a more comprehensive and balanced description of ELF. Die kritische Haltung von Konferenzdolmetschern gegenüber der weltweiten Verbreitung von Englisch als Lingua Franca (ELF) stösst immer wieder auf Skepsis bei ELF-Forschern. In diesem Beitrag geht es in der Auseinandersetzung mit (interview- und fragebogenbasierten) Erfahrungsberichten professioneller Konferenzdolmetscher zur gemittelten/gedolmetschten ELF-Kommunikation darum, die Bedeutung herauszuarbeiten, die eine Analyse der kritischen Dolmetscherstimmen für die ELF-Forschung haben könnte. Eine solche Analyse hat das Potential, zu einem besseren Verständnis der gemittelten wie ungemittelten ELF-Kommunikation und damit zu einer umfassenderen und ausgewogeneren Beschreibung von ELF beizutragen.
URI:	https://digitalcollection.zhaw.ch/handle/11475/2372
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. (2014). The imaginary invalid : conference interpreters and English as a lingua franca. International Journal of Applied Linguistics, 24(3), 293–311. https://doi.org/10.1111/ijal.12076

Albl-Mikasa, M. (2014) ‘The imaginary invalid : conference interpreters and English as a lingua franca’, International Journal of Applied Linguistics. Edited by J. Brutt-Griffler and D. Perrin, 24(3), pp. 293–311. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1111/ijal.12076.

M. Albl-Mikasa, “The imaginary invalid : conference interpreters and English as a lingua franca,” International Journal of Applied Linguistics, vol. 24, no. 3, pp. 293–311, 2014, doi: 10.1111/ijal.12076.

ALBL-MIKASA, Michaela, 2014. The imaginary invalid : conference interpreters and English as a lingua franca. Janina BRUTT-GRIFFLER und Daniel PERRIN (Hrsg.), International Journal of Applied Linguistics. 2014. Bd. 24, Nr. 3, S. 293–311. DOI 10.1111/ijal.12076

Albl-Mikasa, Michaela. 2014. “The Imaginary Invalid : Conference Interpreters and English as a Lingua Franca.” Edited by Janina Brutt-Griffler and Daniel Perrin. International Journal of Applied Linguistics 24 (3): 293–311. https://doi.org/10.1111/ijal.12076.

Albl-Mikasa, Michaela. “The Imaginary Invalid : Conference Interpreters and English as a Lingua Franca.” International Journal of Applied Linguistics, edited by Janina Brutt-Griffler and Daniel Perrin, vol. 24, no. 3, 2014, pp. 293–311, https://doi.org/10.1111/ijal.12076.