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Multimodal Behaviour of Simultaneous Interpreters in Remote Work: a Pilot Study
- Authors: Zubkov O.D.1
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- Moscow State Linguistic University
- Issue: No 2(870) (2023)
- Pages: 92-99
- Section: Linguistics
- URL: https://journals.rcsi.science/2542-2197/article/view/352840
- ID: 352840
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The paper analyses multimodal behavior of interpreters during remote work. We explore the effects of working memory and stimulus quality on interpreters’ multimodal behavior. An experiment followed by annotation of interpreters’ speech and gestures was conducted. The articles examines the interpreting difficulties and ways of overcoming them. It concludes that an increase in working memory volume influences a decrease in the number of difficulties and modifications and an increase in the number of gestures.
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Oleg Dmitrievich Zubkov
Moscow State Linguistic University
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Email: stabh7@gmail.com
Postgraduate Student, Department of General and Comparative Linguistics
Russian FederationReferences
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