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Chuchotage and its specifics
Winklerová, Lucie ; Mračková Vavroušová, Petra (advisor) ; Čeňková, Ivana (referee)
This theoretical-empirical diploma thesis deals with chuchotage, i.e. whispered interpreting. The analysis focuses on chuchotage without using equipment, however some aspects of whispered interpreting using the portable interpretation equipment are discussed and compared with simultaneous booth interpreting. In the theoretical part of the thesis, relevant research findings are summarized and an introduction to the selected problem field is provided. Subsequently, I name occasions on which this type of interpretation is usually applied and discuss advantages and disadvantages of it with respect to the interpreter himself, the client and other participants. This part also focuses on the working conditions during whispered interpreting (positioning of the interpreter, acoustic conditions, relation between the interpreter and other participants, personal needs of the interpreter and cognitive factors). The empirical part presents the actual research based on questionnaires that aims to describe the current situation on the interpretation market in the Czech Republic (usage extent of whispered interpreting, working conditions of the interpreter, comparison of whispered interpreting and simultaneous booth interpreting). This part deals also with the quality and mistakes made during the interpretation. As...
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