ABSTRACT

In many experiments with simultaneous interpreting (SI), researchers use source speeches that are not only written and read aloud, but also pre-recorded, reducing their ecological validity. This study proposes a method to obtain speeches that are suited for experimental research, but with lower levels of input control. It examines the effect of written cues in a PowerPoint presentation with varying constituent orders and varying ratios of explicit verbal input. The study analyses to what extent the cues are capable of eliciting SOV (subject – object – verb) constituent orders in Dutch speakers, a well-known trigger of cognitive load in SI. We focus on two types of subordinate clauses: adverbial and content clauses. The results reveal that the extent to which SOV is elicited in speakers is highest when the (S)OV order is present in the written input. However, other types of input, with lower levels of input control, such as verbless structures, are also seen to elicit to 50% of SOV in speeches.

摘要

在许多同声传译 (SI) 实验中，研究人员使用的源语音不仅是书面和大声朗读的，而且是预先录制的，从而降低了其生态有效性。本研究提出了一种获得适合实验研究但输入控制水平较低的语音的方法。它检查了 PowerPoint 演示文稿中书面提示的效果，这些提示具有不同的组成顺序和不同的显式口头输入比例。该研究分析了线索在多大程度上能够在荷兰语中引发 SOV（主语 - 宾语 - 动词）成分顺序，这是众所周知的 SI 认知负荷触发因素。我们关注两种类型的从句：状语从句和内容从句。结果表明，当书面输入中存在 (S)OV 顺序时，说话者引发 SOV 的程度最高。然而，其他类型的输入控制水平较低，例如无动词结构，也被视为在演讲中引起 50% 的 SOV。