Cohesion of simultaneously interpreted texts

The paper focuses on cohesion and coherence in simultaneous interpreting (SI). ft consists oj two parts: overview and theory ( Chapters I) II) and IV)) and the experiment (Chapter III). Chapter I defines Interpretation Studies within a broader context oj linguistics and other bordering sciences) introducing possible approaches to exploring such a demanding and complex activity as SI. Chapters I and IV include a review oj research work on interpretation) both from psycholinguistic) text-linguistic) communicative) and other points oj view. Assessment oj interpreter)s performance and quality oj his/her rendition is also discussed. The review is divided chronologically into two chapters: the research performed prior to / after the experiment from Chapter III. The concepts oj text and textual cohesion are more closely investigated in Chapter II) together ·with some other notions oj text linguistics. Cotrasts and similarities in cohesion between Czech and English are demonstrated on illustrative examples) in line with Halliday)s classification oj cohesive ties. Several experiments on cohesion in a SI setting are mentioned) especially in relation to possibility and usefulness oj quantifying cohesion. Chapter III reports on an experiment carried aut in order to track down the ways oj translating cohesive ties in SI..