Vargas Urpi, Mireia2015-06-122015-06-122013Vargas Urpi M. Coping with nonverbal communication in public service interpreting with Chinese immigrants. Journal of Intercultural Communication Research. 2013; 42(4): 340-360. DOI 10.1080/17475759.2013.8389851747-5759http://hdl.handle.net/10230/23793Nonverbal communication (NVC) plays a key role in face-to-face interactions. This article explores how nonverbal communication affects interpreter-mediated interactions between Chinese immigrants living in Catalonia and local public service providers. It presents data obtained from a qualitative study based on in-depth interviews with public service interpreters and intercultural mediators, and analyses their experience in coping with nonverbal cues that are the potential source of misunderstanding. Special attention is to the examples of the Chinese smile and absence of eye contact. The conclusions discuss the implications that nonverbal communication may have in defining the role and functions of public service interpreters.application/pdfeng© Taylor & Francis. This is an electronic version of an article published in Vargas Urpi M. Coping with nonverbal communication in public service interpreting with Chinese immigrants. Journal of Intercultural Communication Research. 2013; 42(4): 340-360. Journal of Intercultural Communication Research is available online at: www.tandfonline.com http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17475759.2013.838985Traducció i interpretació als serveis públicsComunicació interculturalinfo:eu-repo/semantics/articlehttp://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17475759.2013.838985Nonverbal communicationPublic service interpretingCommunity interpretingIntercultural communicationIntercultural mediationinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess