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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Angermeyer, Philipp Sebastian, author.

Series:

Oxford studies in language and law

Oxford Studies in Language and Law

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Public service interpreting--New York (State)--New York.

Public service interpreting.

Code switching (Linguistics)--New York (State)--New York.

Code switching (Linguistics).

Bilingualism--New York (State)--New York.

Bilingualism.

New York (State)--New York.

Physical Description:

viii, 248 pages ; 25 cm.

Other Title:

Code switching and interpreter use in New York City courts

Place of Publication:

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

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.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780199337569

019933756X

OCLC:

891427628