Problem Trigger Classification and its Applications for Empirical Research

Researchers trying to identify factors that influence the quality of simultaneous interpreting usually focus on one type of problem triggers (e.g. numbers, names, technical terms). This paper presents a different approach by analysing a group of problem triggers together. It allows not only to establish the impact of a particular problem trigger, but also to find new ones. To achieve this, a communication model has been applied for the classification of problem triggers and a study of lexical problem triggers has been conducted. It has confirmed the negative impact of well-known problem triggers and allowed to identify language-specific lexical ones.