Title Speak English or what? : codeswitching and interpreter use in New York City courts / Philipp Sebastian Angermeyer

Published New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2015] ©2015

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Description 1 online resource (viii, 248 pages) Series Oxford studies in language and law Oxford studies in language and law. Contents Indexicalities of language choice in small claims court -- Chapter 2. challenging claims: immigrants in small claims court -- Chapter 3. "I've heard your story:" how arbitrators decide -- Chapter 4. Only translating? the role of the interpreter -- Chapter 5. Testifying in another language: What's lost in translation -- Chapter 6. Codeswitching in the courtroom -- Chapter 7. Language ideology and legal outcomes Summary Angermeyer presents a study of interpreter-mediated interaction in New York City small claims courts, drawing on audiorecorded arbitration hearings and ethnographic fieldwork. Focusing on the language use of speakers of Haitian Creole, Polish, Russian, or Spanish, the study explores how these litigants make use of their limited proficiency in English, in addition to communicating with the help of professional court interpreters Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Vendor-supplied metadata Subject Public service interpreting -- New York (State) -- New York Code switching (Linguistics) -- New York (State) -- New York Bilingualism -- New York (State) -- New York FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY -- Multi-Language Phrasebooks. LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Alphabets & Writing Systems. LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Grammar & Punctuation. LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Linguistics -- General. LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Readers. LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Spelling. Bilingualism Code switching (Linguistics) Public service interpreting New York (State) -- New York Form Electronic book ISBN 9780199337576 0199337578 9780190235741 0190235748

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