Interpreter Role Positioning

Interpreter Role Positioning is a theoretical construct within the study of interpreter roles that specifies the dynamic adoption and enactment of role expectations by interpreters in communicative interactions, distinguished by its focus on the interpreter's agency in aligning with situational, institutional, and ethical demands.

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2017–2026

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Considerations When Working with Interpreters

Deborah A. Hwa-Froelich, Carol Westby · Communication Disorders Quarterly · 2003 · 352 citations

Language Studies, Counselor Education, Speech-language Pathology +17

Through interpreters’ eyes: Comparing roles of professional and family interpreters

Ellen Rosenberg, Robbyn Seller, Yvan Leanza · Patient Education and Counseling · 2007 · 208 citations

Language Studies, Linguistics, Community Interpreting +13

Medical interpreters as tools: Dangers and challenges in the utilitarian approach to interpreters’ roles and functions

Elaine Hsieh, Eric Mark Kramer · Patient Education and Counseling · 2012 · 200 citations

Language Studies, Anthropology, Interpreting Studies +15

Not Just “Getting by”: Factors Influencing Providers’ Choice of Interpreters

Elaine Hsieh · Journal of General Internal Medicine · 2014 · 152 citations · Full text

Language Studies, Foreign Languages, Interpreting Studies +9

Research Note: The silenced assistant. Reflections of invisible interpreters and research assistants

Sarah Turner · Asia Pacific Viewpoint · 2010 · 112 citations

Social Sciences, Anthropology, Cultural Anthropology +14

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Lucía Ruiz Rosendo
University of Geneva, Switzerland
3 publications · 113 citations
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Elaine Hsieh
University of Oklahoma, United States
2 publications · 352 citations
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Deborah A. Hwa-Froelich
Saint Louis University, United States
2 publications · 362 citations
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Yvan Leanza
Université Laval, Canada
2 publications · 222 citations
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Carol Westby
University of New Mexico, United States
2 publications · 362 citations
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Interpreting International Journal of Research and Practice in Interpreting
4 publications · 128 citations
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Translation and Interpreting Studies
TIS · 3 publications · 87 citations
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Patient Education and Counseling
3 publications · 436 citations
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Across Languages and Cultures
2 publications · 32 citations
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Communication Disorders Quarterly
CDQ · 2 publications · 362 citations
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