Medical Interpreting and Cross-cultural Communication

Cover......Page 1
Half-title......Page 3
Title......Page 5
Copyright......Page 6
Dedication......Page 7
Contents......Page 9
Figures......Page 11
Tables......Page 12
Acknowledgments......Page 13
Abbreviations......Page 15
Prologue......Page 17
Concerns and curiosities......Page 18
Looking for a home: interpreting and the ethnography of communication......Page 19
Plan of the book......Page 20
1 Questioning invisibility......Page 23
Previous studies on interpreting in a medical setting......Page 28
The essence of the doctor–patient relationship......Page 31
Communication issues in a bilingual medical encounter......Page 34
Navigating across languages and cultures: the need for interpreters......Page 37
Looking at the interpreter’s role through different lenses......Page 42
The lens of society and the institution......Page 43
The lens of the interaction......Page 45
The lens of discourse......Page 49
Monolingual and interpreted communicative events: differences and similarities......Page 50
The pilot study......Page 60
Obtaining consent......Page 61
The hospital......Page 62
The staff......Page 64
The workplace......Page 68
Working hours and interpreters’ responsibilities......Page 69
A typical day at Interpreting Services......Page 71
5 Putting it all together......Page 74
Field notes......Page 75
The interpreter interpersonal role inventory......Page 77
Interviews......Page 78
Audio recordings of ICEs......Page 79
Nature of the ICE......Page 85
Intention of the ICE......Page 86
Visibility of the interpreter......Page 87
The nature of the ICE at California Hope......Page 89
The structure of the ICE at California Hope......Page 90
Interpreter visibility: an overview......Page 91
Manifestations of visibility in ICEs at California Hope......Page 92
Becoming visible: linguistic and communicative strategies......Page 93
Typical openings of an ICE......Page 95
Typical closings of an ICE......Page 98
Major visibility: interpreters as owners of text......Page 101
Roberto, the manager......Page 121
Annette......Page 124
Consuelo......Page 126
Elda......Page 128
Joaquín......Page 130
Julio......Page 134
Marcos......Page 136
Mariana......Page 137
Mauro......Page 139
Rogelio......Page 140
Vicente......Page 141
Interpreters as detectives......Page 145
Interpreters as multi-purpose bridges......Page 146
Interpreters as miners......Page 147
Pulling it all together......Page 148
Theoretical implications......Page 149
Practical implications......Page 151
Concerns and curiosities revisited......Page 156
References......Page 158
Index......Page 163