“My Name is A-on-the-cheek”: Managing Names and Name Signs in American Sign Language-English Team Interpretation

Interpreters face challenges when rendering names between languages. First, names may be unknown to the interpreter or contain culturally specific information. Further, names lack contextual clues that aid the decoding process. Finally, names may be pronounced in a manner that is difficult to under...

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Main Authors: Giulia Petitta, Valerie Dively, Mark Halley, Marc Holmes, Brenda Nicodemus
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University Library System, University of Pittsburgh 2018-10-01
Series:Names
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Online Access:http://ans-names.pitt.edu/ans/article/view/2170