Speak English or what? codeswitching and interpreter use in New York City courts /

Angermeyer presents a study of interpreter-mediated interaction in New York City small claims courts, drawing on audiorecorded arbitration hearings and ethnographic fieldwork. Focusing on the language use of speakers of Haitian Creole, Polish, Russian, or Spanish, the study explores how these litiga...

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Main Author: Angermeyer, Philipp Sebastian,
Other Authors: Oxford Scholarship Online.
Format: eBook
Language: English
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, 2015.
Physical Description: 1 online resource.
Edition: [First edition].
Series: Oxford studies in language and law.
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