Sign language interpreting

On this page you will find a solid introduction to the basics and specificities of sign language interpreting in a series of books recommended by experts in the field. 

Topics in Signed Language Interpretation

 Terry Janzen (Ed.), 2005, John Benjamins.

Sign Language Interpreting, Theory and Practice

3rd edition, By Jemina Napier, Rachel McKee and Della Goswell

The Sign Language Interpreting Studies Reader

Cynthia B. Roy & Jemina Napier (Editors) 

 

Interpreting as a Discourse Process,

Cynthia Roy

Deaf Eyes on Interpreting

2020 by Thomas K Holcomb (Editor), David H Smit

Sign language in action,

Jemina Napier (Author), Lorraine Leeson 

Interpreting in legal settings 

Debra Russell, & Sandra Hale, S. (Eds.), 2009, Gallaudet University Press

Though primarily about court interpreting this book also includes material relating to interpreting for deaf people in legal settings.

The work of interpreters in legal settings is filled with enormous complexity and challenges. This engrossing volume presents six, data-based studies from both signed and spoken language interpreter researchers on a diverse range of topics, theoretical underpinnings, and research methodologies.

Advances in Interpreting Research 

Laurie Swabey and Brenda Nicademus (Eds), 2011, John Benjamins

Interpreting in Multilingual, Multicultural Contexts

Rachel Locker McKee and Jeffrey E. Davis, Editor