Journals / Dil ve Dilbilimi Çalışmaları Dergisi / 2018 / Cilt: 14 - Sayı: 3

The impact of sentence length and complexity on fluency in Turkish-English simultaneous interpreting

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145–153
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Öz Please fill up the following information accurately. (Please use Times New Roman, 12 pt. The impact of sentence length and complexity on fluency in Turkish-English simultaneous interpreting This study was designed as an explorative, descriptive, and observational/ experimental study. With a fluency-oriented approach to quality, it aims at presenting and discussing the results of an experiment designed so as to explore the impact of sentence length and complexity on quality in Turkish-English SI. In addition, the self-perceptions of interpreting students regarding their own interpreting performance obtained through post-experiment interviews will be discussed. In accordance with the objectives of the study, performance-related quality criteria rather than content-related quality criteria will be observed and fluency will be explored in terms of pauses, false starts, repairs, and repetitions. Information about Author(s)* Author 1 Author (Last name, First name) Eraslan, Şeyda Affiliated institution (University) Dokuz Eylul UniversityCountry Turkey Email address [email protected] & Rank Corresponding author (Yes/No) Write only one corresponding author. Yes Author 2 Author (Last name, First name) Affiliated institution (University) Country Email address Department & Rank Corresponding author (Yes/No) Author 3 Author (Last name, First name) Affiliated institution (University) Country Email address Department & Rank Corresponding author (Yes/No) Author 4 Author (Last name, First name) Affiliated institution (University) Country Email address Department & Rank Corresponding author (Yes/No)

Keywords: Anahtar Kelimeler interpreting quality; fluency; simultaneous interpreting