How do experts interpret? implications from research in interpreting studies and cognitive science

Benjamins Translation Library

Volumn 80, Issue , 2008, Pages 159-177

  Liu, Minhua ^a  

^a FU JEN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Attention; Expert; Expertise; Novice; Simultaneous interpreting

Indexed keywords

EID: 85105782540     PISSN: 09297316     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1075/btl.80.14liu     Document Type: Article

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