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MA in Translation Studies, Department of English Language and Literature, Azarbaijan Shahid Madani University, Tabriz, Iran
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Assistant Professor, Department of English Language and Literature, Azarbaijan Shahid Madani University, Tabriz, Iran
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Associate Professor, Department of English Language and Literature, Azarbaijan Shahid Madani University, Tabriz, Iran
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Associate Professor, Department of Educational Sciences and Psychology, Azarbaijan Shahid Madani University, Tabriz, Iran
10.22054/tir.2026.94520.1073
Abstract
This study examined simultaneous interpreting as an exceptional bilingual mode, focusing on relationships between cognitive and affective variables and their influence on speech disfluency. Cognitive tasks, self-report questionnaires, and an interpreting task assessed 71 proficient Persian–English bilingual adults; data were analyzed using Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling. Path analysis revealed two significant direct effects: greater cognitive flexibility deficits were associated with higher anxiety levels, while greater selective attention deficits were linked to lower neuroticism. No other direct effects or mediation effects were statistically significant in this sample. These findings suggest that specific cognitive vulnerabilities may shape interpreters’ emotional experience during high-demand bilingual performance, with implications for interpreter training and bilingual cognitive-affective interventions.
Ghanavati, E., Yalsharzeh, R., Amini, D., & Soleymani, M. (2026). Cognitive-Affective Modeling of Speech Disfluency in Simultaneous Interpreting. Translation and Interpreting Research, 3(12), 1-17. https://doi.org/10.22054/tir.2026.94520.1073
MLA
Ghanavati, E., Yalsharzeh, R., Amini, D., & Soleymani, M. "Cognitive-Affective Modeling of Speech Disfluency in Simultaneous Interpreting", Translation and Interpreting Research, 3, 12, 2026, 1-17. doi: 10.22054/tir.2026.94520.1073
HARVARD
Ghanavati E., Yalsharzeh R., Amini D., Soleymani M. (2026). 'Cognitive-Affective Modeling of Speech Disfluency in Simultaneous Interpreting', Translation and Interpreting Research, 3(12), pp. 1-17. doi: 10.22054/tir.2026.94520.1073
CHICAGO
E. Ghanavati, R. Yalsharzeh, D. Amini & M. Soleymani, "Cognitive-Affective Modeling of Speech Disfluency in Simultaneous Interpreting," Translation and Interpreting Research, 3 12 (2026): 1-17, doi: 10.22054/tir.2026.94520.1073
VANCOUVER
Ghanavati E., Yalsharzeh R., Amini D., Soleymani M. Cognitive-Affective Modeling of Speech Disfluency in Simultaneous Interpreting. TIR. 2026;3(12):1-17. doi: 10.22054/tir.2026.94520.1073
