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Interpreting, Stephanie Jo Kent Aug 2014

Interpreting, Stephanie Jo Kent

Doctoral Dissertations

What do community interpreting for the Deaf in western societies, conference interpreting for the European Parliament, and language brokering in international management have in common? Academic research and professional training have historically emphasized the linguistic and cognitive challenges of interpreting, neglecting or ignoring the social aspects that structure communication. All forms of interpreting are inherently social; they involve relationships among at least three people and two languages. The contexts explored here, American Sign Language/English interpreting and spoken language interpreting within the European Parliament, show that simultaneous interpreting involves attitudes, norms and values about intercultural communication that overemphasize information and discount …


Application Of Grey Theory In Mandatory Flag State Audit On Stcw Convention Implementation, Pengju Li Aug 2014

Application Of Grey Theory In Mandatory Flag State Audit On Stcw Convention Implementation, Pengju Li

Maritime Safety & Environment Management Dissertations (Dalian)

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Hearing Voices: Judicial Consideration Of Ontario’S Social Assistance Legislation, Teri Muszak Aug 2014

Hearing Voices: Judicial Consideration Of Ontario’S Social Assistance Legislation, Teri Muszak

Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Repository

Legal decision-makers use language that can convey unwarranted assumptions about poverty and the poor. These assumptions can be challenged by analyzing the words that judges and adjudicators use when writing about, talking about, and applying social assistance legislation. In many instances, these assumptions do not align with the lived-experience of persons who receive government income support. This thesis aims to uncover the assumptions made in appellate-level decisions through the method of discourse analysis. It uses discourse theory to suggest that the ways imprecise words are given meaning in a legal field can have a profound influence on how the law …


Health Coverage Versus Religious Liberty: The Affordable Care Act's Contraception Mandate, Samuel D. Livingston Apr 2014

Health Coverage Versus Religious Liberty: The Affordable Care Act's Contraception Mandate, Samuel D. Livingston

Senior Theses and Projects

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