Abstract
This article addresses the impact on occupational relations of mediated communication through a sign language interpreter from the perspective of hearing people who do not sign but who work alongside deaf signers in the workplace. Based on a phenomenological analysis of eight semi-structured interviews, findings address the influence of phonocentrism on working practice between deaf and hearing people. In particular, the implications of the inscription of identity and presence through an embodied language are discussed. The consequences of failure to acknowledge the interpreter as a contingent practice for all, not just the deaf person, are examined. The findings have implications for the recognition and promotion of deaf agency and talent in the ‘hearing’ work place and extend understandings of structural influences on workplace discriminations to include those of interpreted communication.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 90-110 |
Number of pages | 21 |
Journal | Journal of Applied Communication Research |
Volume | 47 |
Issue number | 1 |
Early online date | 4 Feb 2019 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2019 |
Keywords
- Sign language
- interpreters
- phonocentrism
- the deaf self
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Communication
- Language and Linguistics
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Jemina Napier
- School of Social Sciences - Professor
- School of Social Sciences, Languages & Intercultural Studies - Professor
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