Doctoral Dissertation Research: Codeswitching and the Interpreter - Multilingualism in New York Small Claims Court

博士论文研究：语码转换和口译员 - 纽约小额索赔法院的多种语言

• 批准号: 0317838
• 负责人: John Singler
• 金额: $ 0.53万
• 依托单位: New York University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2003
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2003-09-01 至 2004-10-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0317838&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Doctoral; Dissertation; Research; Codeswitching; Interpreter

Under the direction of Dr. John Singler, Mr. Philipp Angermeyer will conduct linguistic research on how immigrants alternate between English and their native languages for his doctoral dissertation. He will collect data on arbitration hearings in Small Claims Court in New York City that involve the participation of litigants who speak a language other than English and who are assisted by a court interpreter. He will investigate how immigrant litigants from a variety of linguistic backgrounds alternate between languages (code-switch) as they make use of their limited knowledge of English to communicate directly with the arbitrator and other litigants. For example, they may repeat English words and phrases just used by other participants in an attempt to make their own statements connect better to the statements of others. Mr. Angermeyer will also study how code-switching is treated by interpreters, and how it affects their role. For example, interpreters may refrain from their usual practice of translating in the first person if the litigant already has an English voice of his own.The results of this project may influence the development of training materials for court interpreters, and they may be used in informational material available to litigants preparing to appear in court. This research also contributes to the understanding of bilingual speech. By comparing the speech of litigants from various linguistic backgrounds, the project will establish whether the nature of courtroom interaction leads speakers of different languages to code-switch in the same way, or whether there are culture-specific differences. The findings will be made available to the cooperating courts.

在John Singler博士的指导下，Philipp Angermeyer先生将在他的博士论文中就移民如何在英语和他们的母语之间进行转换进行语言学研究。他将收集纽约市小额索赔法院仲裁听证会的数据，这些听证会涉及会说英语以外的语言的诉讼当事人，并得到法庭翻译的协助。他将调查来自不同语言背景的移民诉讼人如何在不同语言之间切换(代码转换)，因为他们利用有限的英语知识与仲裁员和其他诉讼人直接沟通。例如，他们可能会重复其他参与者刚刚使用的英语单词和短语，试图使自己的陈述与他人的陈述更好地联系起来。安格迈尔还将研究口译员如何对待代码转换，以及它如何影响口译员的角色。例如，如果当事人已经有了自己的英语声音，口译员可能会避免用第一人称进行翻译。这一项目的结果可能会影响法庭口译员培训材料的开发，这些材料可能会被用于准备出庭的诉讼当事人可用的信息材料。本研究也有助于对双语言语的理解。通过比较来自不同语言背景的当事人的言语，该项目将确定法庭互动的性质是否会导致使用不同语言的人以相同的方式进行语码转换，或者是否存在特定文化的差异。调查结果将提供给合作的法院。