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The presentation discusses a recent study conducted at the Research Centre for Easy Language at the University of Hildesheim (Germany) (Maaß, LM 2022 and in print). The aim was to find out how hearing German Sign Language Interpreters (SLI) and their deaf clients work together from the perspective of both groups. The presentation will provide an insight into the methodology and some of the results that have not yet been published. The Deaf participants reveal that more than 90 % of the medical emergencies, deaf people have to cope without a sign language interpreter. These and other remarkable results will be presented in the talk. Furthermore, I will provide insights into the negotiation of communication situations with SLI as well as into the assumptions of both sides regarding the fundamental parameters of interpretation quality. There is a deviation from the results of studies on interlingual interpreting with reference to translation and interaction parameters, which emphasizes the special nature of interpreting into German Sign Language.
| Presenting author | Dr. phil. Laura Marie Maaß |
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