Working memory and expertise in simultaneous interpreting

Interpreting

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 19-42

  Liu, Minhua ^a   Schallert, Diane L ^a   Carroll, Patrick J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Domain specific skills; Expertise; Resource allocation; Simultaneous interpreting; Working memory

Indexed keywords

EID: 39549120044     PISSN: 13846647     EISSN: 1569982X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1075/intp.6.1.04liu     Document Type: Article

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