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Abstract:The present paper focuses on the concept of time constraint in interpreting. The main aim of the study is to compare the two modes of interpreting, i.e. consecutive and simultaneous in terms of the temporal load imposed by the operations constituting each of them. The discussion centres on the issues of external pacing and processing capacity management, the two focal points of The Time Constraint. The paper also examines a range of strategies interpreters resort to in order to minimise the impact of time pressure in both CI and SI, such as EVS regulation, economy of expression, text-editing strategies, and notation techniques.

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Les auteurs s’intéressent à une situation dans laquelle les préoccupations relatives à la face (dans le sens de dignité) du récepteur et/ou l’identité de l’interprète et son appartenance à un groupe peuvent devenir des facteurs influençant le processus d’interprétation. L’objectif du présent article est d’examiner la performance des étudiants interprètes avancés dans un contexte d’interprétation consécutive comportant une critique ouverte ou une louange directe de l’auditoire de la langue cible. Plus particulièrement, les auteurs traitent du type et de l’étendue de la figuration effectuée dans les tâches comportant des actes à la suite desquels le récepteur pourrait perdre la face. Ils s’intéressent également à la corrélation éventuelle entre la performance de l’interprète au cours de ces tâches, ses choix et sa relation avec le groupe des récepteurs finaux.The authors are interested in a situation where concern for the face of the receiver and/or the identity and group membership of the interpreter can become factors that influence the process of interpreting. The aim of this paper is to look into the performance of advanced trainee interpreters in consecutive interpreting tasks that involve open criticism or direct praise of the target audience. More specifically, the authors are concerned with the type and extent of face-work carried out in tasks involving face-threatening acts and with the possible correlation between the interpreter’s performance in such tasks, the choices made by the interpreter and his or her relationship with the group of ultimate receivers

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