Table 1 The corpus.

From: A multi-dimensional analysis of interpreted and non-interpreted English discourses at Chinese and American government press conferences

Sub-corpora

Speakers

No. of speakers

No. of interpreters

No. of texts

Tokens

Total

C-E press conference interpretations (IE)

Premiers

4

9

20

134,880

217,498

Foreign Ministers

5

6

13

82,618

Original English of press conferences (OE)

Presidents

4

/

22

173,085

317,117

Spokespersons

14

/

21

144,032

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