Translation, representation and the Deaf ‘voice’

Stone, Christopher; West, Donna E.

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“…In relation to the Deaf interviews post-pilot, in addition to my own reflections, I sought out discussions with other (Deaf and hearing) academics that suggested analysis straight from the data would be a more beneficial approach that might also tackle some of the issues in relation to being 'lost in translation' (Stone & West, 2012;Obasi, 2014) as well as the issues of language and power in research discussed by Temple and Young (2004) and Young and Temple (2014). There are some arguments put forward by Gibbs (2007) that researchers can actually benefit from working directly with the data in any research project rather than working through transcriptions.…”

Section: Learning From the Pilot Studymentioning

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Space, Place, Common Wounds and Boundaries: Insider/Outsider Debates in Research with Black Women and Deaf Women

Obasi¹

2019

Handbook of Research Methods in Health Social Sciences

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The chapter discusses issues of identity in research. It does this by examining the impacts of the identity of the researcher, participants and the various identity interchanges that take place. This chapter draws on the perspectives and experiences of participants and researcher in a PhD study with five 1 culturally Deaf (white) women and twenty five Black (hearing) women discussing their world of work in UK public sector organizations. The theoretical framework of 'Africanist Sista-hood in Britain' is that which underpins the positioning of the research and researcher. The chapter provides a reflexive account of the research but in a way that centralizes participant perspectives. Two goals have been achieved; firstly, it adds further contribution to the insider/outsider debate by adding participant perspectives on the issue, and secondly, it demonstrates the ways in which the theoretical framework of 'Africanist Sistahood in Britain' can be used in research not just with Black women but also via collaborative approaches with other social groups. In so doing, the chapter raises a number of important questions: Should researchers seek out participant perspectives on the insider/outsider debates in research? In what ways does the identity interchange between researcher and researched have an impact on the research process? What does Africanist Sista-hood in Britain have to offer to Black women and others carrying out research in the field?

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Section: Learning From the Pilot Studymentioning

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Space, Place, Common Wounds and Boundaries: Insider/Outsider Debates in Research with Black Women and Deaf Women

Obasi¹

2019

Handbook of Research Methods in Health Social Sciences

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“…The use of TAPs to unravel the mind of a translator is just beginning to be applied to the work of signed language interpreters in education programs for pre-professional and professional interpreters (Stone, 2012). Though there is limited mention in the current literature, I am aware of the inclusion of TAPs from my personal experience in my graduate program, my own teaching, and conversations with colleagues about their teaching over the years (E. Maroney, personal communication; S. Storme, personal communication).…”

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Think aloud protocols: Viable for teaching, learning, and professional development in interpreting

Smith¹

2014

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Interpretations are as unique as the professionals who produce them. That being the case, how do we find out what factors contribute to choices made in an interpretation, particularly when a majority of the work tasks involved in the interpreting process occur, unobservable, in the brain of the practitioner. Think Aloud Protocols (TAP) provide a means for gaining access to the inner workings of interpreting practitioners. TAPs have been used in researching translation between two written languages but applying the research method to signed language interpreters has required a bit of adaptation as performing a TAP during simultaneous, or even consecutive, work is cumbersome to near impossible. In studying the inner workings of signed language interpreters, TAPs can be used effectively to access the thinking during preparation for the task of simultaneous interpreting and then again in accessing the thoughts in reviewing the simultaneous work just produced. The use of TAPs are effective in informing many aspects of interpreting work that have long been hidden from inspection, including, but not limited to: decision-making process, facts that influence translation choices in the moment, and monitoring & correction strategies. TAPs, with modifications, are just as viable for accessing the inner workings of interpreters working in real time, simultaneously or consecutively as for use with translator's work.

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“…Though the end product is visible, the process of translation and transcription is not and therefore needs explication (Stone and West 2012). My approach to this translation is informed by both my motivation towards the study as a whole and my relationship with the participants.…”

Section: Limitations Of the Studymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The host of tensions associated with the reporting of sign language data in a written form are well summarized by Stone and West (2012). Therefore I have adopted a reflexive approach incorporating sensitivity and transparency of process.…”

Section: Data Coding and Analysismentioning

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Polite appearances: How non-manual features convey politeness in British Sign Language

Mapson

2014

Journal of Politeness Research

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This paper explores how non-manual features are key to conveying linguistic politeness in British Sign Language (BSL). Data were collected through five semi-structured interviews incorporating the elicitation of two speech acts commonly associated with research on linguistic politeness: requests and apologies. The data from this exploratory study suggest that nonmanual features (including specific mouth gestures and movements of the head and upper body) are more crucial for linguistic politeness than manual signs. The data indicate a degree of commonality between the features used for politeness in BSL and those previously identified in American Sign Language (Roush 1999;Hoza 2001Hoza , 2007. While non-manual features convey both linguistic and paralinguistic meaning in signed language (Sandler and Lillo-Martin 2006), their use in politeness highlights the complexity of the interaction between these two functions and illuminates an aspect of politeness frequently overlooked in much research: the use of intonation. Analysis of the use of nonmanual features for politeness also problematizes the categorization of politeness strategies using existing frameworks developed on spoken languages, such as the internal modifications outlined by Blum-Kulka et al. (1989).

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Translation, representation and the Deaf ‘voice’

Cited by 29 publications

References 23 publications

Space, Place, Common Wounds and Boundaries: Insider/Outsider Debates in Research with Black Women and Deaf Women

Space, Place, Common Wounds and Boundaries: Insider/Outsider Debates in Research with Black Women and Deaf Women

Think aloud protocols: Viable for teaching, learning, and professional development in interpreting

Polite appearances: How non-manual features convey politeness in British Sign Language

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