Journal of Siberian Federal University. Humanities & Social Sciences / Types of Decompression in Simultaneous Interpreting

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Issue
Journal of Siberian Federal University. Humanities & Social Sciences. 2017 10 (3)
Authors
Sdobnikov, Vadim V.
Contact information
Sdobnikov, Vadim V.:Nizhny Novgorod State Linguistic University 31-A Minina Str., Nizhny Novgorod, 603155, Russia;
Keywords
simultaneous interpreting; decompression; compression; expansion
Abstract

In the article the notion of decompression is defined and explained as distinct from the notion of compression. It is argued that the term “decompression” is more applicable to the operation used in simultaneous interpreting than the term “expansion”. Two categories of decompression are differentiated between: justified decompression and unjustified decompression. Six types of justified decompression are discussed and the reasons for them are analyzed

Pages
409-417
Paper at repository of SibFU
https://elib.sfu-kras.ru/handle/2311/31564

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