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This chapter aims at presenting simultaneous and consecutive interpreting as cognitive processes. Its goal is also to discuss how spoken language is processed in interpreting. For this reason, it delineates different types of interpreting models. These models are, as I propose, divided into (1) deductive approaches to simultaneous and consecutive interpreting, (2) psycholinguistic takes on interpreting, and (3) neurocognitive approaches. These models and approaches are discussed in the light of multitasking and multimodality in interpreting, both crucial for the purpose of this book.
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As this section only introduces the cognitive approach to interpreting, selected studies and models are presented in the next one.
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According to Gile (2009); in fact, I believe note-taking does take place in simultaneous interpreting: while in the booth, interpreters frequently write numbers, names, questions and other relevant information down.
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In fact, Baddeley (2012, p. 22) refers to this model as a “speculative” model of working memory. Baddeley (2012) includes the same components in this model as in the previous (Baddeley, 2000b, 2010) ones, however, the main difference between these models consists in the episodic buffer being “moved up” and, hence—attributed a more “supervisory” role, managing the information coming from different channels.
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As Baddeley (2012, p. 11ff.) explains, the phonological loop and the visuo-spatial sketchpad were referred to as “slave” WM components, due to the fact that they were dependent of the supervisory ones (such as the central executive). Despite the name “slave” being used, Baddeley himself (2012, p. 11) states that PL is partially able to control actions on its own, and the degree of the slave systems independence is subject to debate.
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Stachowiak-Szymczak, K. (2019). Interpreting: Different Approaches Towards the ‘Black Box’. In: Eye Movements and Gestures in Simultaneous and Consecutive Interpreting. Second Language Learning and Teaching. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-19443-7_1
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