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The core activity in interpreting is language processing. For this reason, the aim of this chapter is to demonstrate that language comprehension and production can be treated as multimodal and multisensory processes, even if they result from or lead to auditory perception and oral production, respectively. First, the chapter presents multimodality in interpreting, which is followed by the cognitive processes underlying spoken language processing. Following that, the concepts of mental representation and of mental imagery, together with their roles in language processing, are presented. Finally, I discuss the theory of embodied cognition, as well as the idea of embodiment in language processing, in order to lay the ground for discussing their importance in interpreting.
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The model by Daró and Fabbro (1994) does not include the episodic buffer either, however, this particular component was introduced by Baddeley (2000b) subsequently to Daró and Fabbro (1994) publishing their model of interpreting.
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Stachowiak-Szymczak, K. (2019). Look at What I’m Saying: Multimodality. 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_2
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