This is a vocabulary research manual. It aims to give you the background knowledge
necessary to design rigorous and effective research studies into the behavior of L1 and L2 …

Sign language in action is a term that we have coined to encompass how sign languages
are used in everyday life. In Chapter 2, we framed the notion of sign language in action …

Tutkimuksen tarkoituksena on kuvata lasten tunneälyn näyttäytymistä päiväkodissa.
Tutkimuksen tavoitteena on tehdä ymmärrettäväksi mahdollisuudet kehittää lasten …

In today's multilingual and multicultural societies, healthcare interpreters are increasingly
needed to mitigate communication barriers in language-discordant, intercultural medical …

Business communication, as used in this chapter, refers to English business communication
and English for Business Purposes (EBP), and represents a development that integrates …

Sociolinguistic processes are inherent in communication and thus the practice of
interpretation. Interpreting constitutes intentional sociolinguistic analyses by interpreters …

Bilingualism and multilingualism refer to the phenomenon of two or more languages in
contact. Language contact can occur within a person, between persons, or within larger …

Courtroom interpreting is an institutionally situated activity and involves multiple
stakeholders, including the interpreter (Angelelli, 2004; Mikkelson, 2008). This study …

Research on reported speech in classrooms has focused on the roles and functions of
quoted conversation produced by the teacher; however, there is less information on the …

Australian deaf citizens are currently not permitted to perform jury duty, primarily due to their
inability to hear the evidence and deliberate without the help of interpreters. Although …