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The Bilingual Courtroom: Court Interpreters in the Judicial Process, Second Edition
Susan Berk-Seligson
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Description for The Bilingual Courtroom: Court Interpreters in the Judicial Process, Second Edition
Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages, 1 halftone, 4 line drawings, 14 tables. BIC Classification: LNFX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152. .
Susan Berk-Seligson's groundbreaking book draws on more than one hundred hours of taped recordings of Spanish/English court proceedings in federal, state, and municipal courts along with extensive psycholinguistic research using translated testimony and mock jurors to present a systematic study of court interpreters that raises some alarming, vitally important concerns. Contrary to the assumption that interpreters do not affect the dynamics of court proceedings, Berk-Seligson shows that interpreters could potentially make the difference between a defendant being found guilty or not guilty of a crime. This second edition of the The Bilingual Courtroom includes a fully updated review of ... Read more
Susan Berk-Seligson's groundbreaking book draws on more than one hundred hours of taped recordings of Spanish/English court proceedings in federal, state, and municipal courts along with extensive psycholinguistic research using translated testimony and mock jurors to present a systematic study of court interpreters that raises some alarming, vitally important concerns. Contrary to the assumption that interpreters do not affect the dynamics of court proceedings, Berk-Seligson shows that interpreters could potentially make the difference between a defendant being found guilty or not guilty of a crime. This second edition of the The Bilingual Courtroom includes a fully updated review of ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Weight
28g
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780226329161
SKU
V9780226329161
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About Susan Berk-Seligson
Susan Berk-Seligson is research professor of Spanish linguistics in the Department of Spanish and Portuguese, an affiliate faculty member of the Center for Latin American Studies, Research, and an associate of the Latin American Public Opinion Project, all at Vanderbilt University. She is the author of Coerced Confessions: The Discourse of Bilingual Police Interrogations.
Reviews for The Bilingual Courtroom: Court Interpreters in the Judicial Process, Second Edition
One of the most fascinating studies of the judicial process that I have read in a long, long time.
Criminal Justice Review, on the previous edition An essential text for the vigilant lawyer eager to ensure that his or her client understands the proceedings and their consequences. The book will give even the most hard-edged lawyer empathy for the ... Read more
Criminal Justice Review, on the previous edition An essential text for the vigilant lawyer eager to ensure that his or her client understands the proceedings and their consequences. The book will give even the most hard-edged lawyer empathy for the ... Read more