Examining the Prosody Features of Simultaneous Interpreters' English Speech in the Sample of Political Discourse

Document Type : Research Article

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Department of European Languages and Cultures, Kazan Federal University, Kazan, Russia

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In both theory and practice, prosodic features are crucial to simultaneous interpretation. Prosody serves a semantic purpose in speech because of its phonetic methods; this includes intonation and its variations, loudness, and pausation. The study's objective is to investigate the prosodic characteristics of simultaneous interpreters' speech using British English political discourse as an example. A detailed examination of the prosodic characteristics of the English language is conducted, along with a comparative study of the prosodic parameters of simultaneous interpreters and speakers during public speaking. The study's data, which revealed the phonetic and prosodic characteristics of the speech in the political discourse on the example public speaking, were displayed on graphs and indicated in tables. Empirical data supports the notion that overlooking prosodic details can result in mistakes in intonational design, which impairs perception. Furthermore, improper prosodic speech formation during simultaneous translation could be a sign of inadequate training for the simultaneous interpreter. The study's findings provide a thorough grasp of prosodic categories in simultaneous interpretation.

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Journal of Research in Applied Linguistics
Volume 14, Issue 3
Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Research in Applied Linguistics (ICRAL 2023), October 30, 2023, Kazan, Russia
October 2023
Pages 426-431

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