Simultaneous interpreter in multimodal dimension: the role of gestures in moments of non-interpretation

The paper investigates multimodal behavior of simultaneous interpreters during ‘non-interpretation’ regarded as interruptions in the flow speech due to difficulties. Video recordings a TEDtalk on biology interpreted from English into Russian by 24 are analyzed with help quantitative and qualitative methods. distribution gestures moments indicates that referential (representational deictic) serve compensatory function strengthening mappings between three frames reference which interpreter acts at same time: i. e., frame events described lecture, communicative situation source text, interpreter’s physical space constrained booth. Representational connect first two via representational modes drawing, molding, holding, well acting out embodying. Deictic (pointing) organize objects around him / her, thus integrating being interpreted,