Speak English or What?
Codeswitching and Interpreter Use in New York City Courts
This book presents a study of interpreter-mediated interaction in New York City small claims courts, drawing on audio-recorded arbitration hearings and ethnographic fieldwork. Focusing on the language use of speakers of Haitian Creole, Polish, Russian, or Spanish, the study explores how these litigants make use of their limited proficiency in English, in addition to communicating with the help of professional court interpreters. Drawing on research on courtroom interaction, legal interpreting, and conversational codeswitching, the study explores how the ability of immigrant litigants to participate in these hearings is impacted by institution…
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Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-0-19-933757-6
- EAN: 9780199337576
- Produktnummer: 18391863
- Verlag: Oxford University Press
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2015
- Seitenangabe: 336 S.
- Plattform: PDF
- Masse: 3'060 KB
Über den Autor
Philipp Sebastian Angermeyer is Associate Professor in the Department of Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics at York University.
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