Xingcheng Ma
List of John Benjamins publications in which Xingcheng Ma is involved.
2024 Effect of word order asymmetry on the cognitive load of English–Chinese sight translation: Evidence from eye movement data Translation and Interpreting Studies 19:1, pp. 105–131 | Article
This article examines word order asymmetry as one prominent obstacle in the cognitive process of English–Chinese sight translation. A within-subject experiment was designed for 23 MA translation students who sight translated sentences with different degrees of structural asymmetry from English… read more
2021 A cognitive investigation of ‘chunking’ and ‘reordering’ for coping with word-order asymmetry in English-to-Chinese sight translation: Evidence from an eye-tracking study Interpreting 23:2, pp. 192–221 | Article
Word-order asymmetry between source language and target language has been recognized as a major obstacle in interpreting. Regarding whether the original word order is changed in target production, two strategies for asymmetrical structures are identified: chunking and reordering. This study… read more
2021 Exploring the impact of word order asymmetry on cognitive load during Chinese–English sight translation: Evidence from eye-movement data Target 33:1, pp. 103–131 | Article
This paper explores the impact of word order asymmetry between source language and target language on cognitive load during Chinese–English sight translation. Twenty-five MA students of translation from a Hong Kong university were asked to sight translate sentences with different degrees of… read more
2020 Language interference in English-Chinese simultaneous interpreting with and without text Babel 66:3, pp. 434–456 | Article
This study investigated the effect of source language interference during English-Chinese simultaneous interpreting (SI) with and without text by examining the relationships between manifestations of language interference and interpreting modes. A corpus-based descriptive approach was used to… read more
How do trainee interpreters manage cognitive problem triggers in simultaneous interpreting with text? Insights from eye-tracking and retrospective interviews Target: Online-First Articles | Article
This study investigates how trainee interpreters use scripts in simultaneous interpreting with text (SIMTXT) when encountering cognitive problem triggers such as numbers, fast speech rates, proper names, and deviations from the script. Fifteen trainees performed English-to-Chinese SIMTXT under… read more