Abstract Interpreters are hypothesized to anticipate the source language (SL) in comprehension and target (TL) production facilitate timely delivery. In two experiments, we examined whether interpreters make more predictions SL consecutive interpreting than regular such enhanced prediction (if any) is constrained by cognitive resources. Participants were quicker at reading a predictable versus ...

Interpreting is generally recognized as a particularly demanding language processing task for the cognitive system. Dependency distance, the linear distance between two syntactically related words in a sentence, is an index of sentence complexity and is also able to reflect the cognitive constraints during various tasks. In the current research, we examine the difference in dependency distance ...

Studies showed that interpreters might differ in performance when it comes to directionality. Nevertheless, limited research has been undertaken concerning the impact of directionality on student interpreters’ consecutive interpreting (CI), a type categorised by working mode. This study aims investigate relationship between and adopting quantitative approach. Four from Chinese university were s...