Simultaneous interpreting: Cognitive potential and limitations

Interpreting

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 83-94

  Moser Mercer, Barbara ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

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EID: 84937324533     PISSN: 13846647     EISSN: 1569982X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1075/intp.5.2.03mos     Document Type: Article

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