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Date: | 2013 |
Abstract: | Nonverbal communication (NVC) plays a key role in face-to-face interactions. This article explores how nonverbal communication affects interpreter-mediated interactions between Chinese immigrants living in Catalonia and local public service providers. It presents data obtained from a qualitative study based on in-depth interviews with public service interpreters and intercultural mediators, and analyses their experience in coping with nonverbal cues that are the potential source of misunderstanding. Special attention is to the examples of the Chinese smile and absence of eye contact. The conclusions discuss the implications that nonverbal communication may have in defining the role and functions of public service interpreters. |
Grants: | Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad FFI2011-29090 |
Rights: | Tots els drets reservats. |
Language: | Anglès |
Document: | Article ; recerca ; Versió acceptada per publicar |
Subject: | Nonverbal Communication ; Public Service Interpreting ; Community Interpreting ; Intercultural Communication ; Intercultural Mediation |
Published in: | Journal of Intercultural Communication Research, Vol. 42 Núm. 4 (2013) , p. 340-360, ISSN 1747-5759 |
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