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A VOZ COMO INSTRUMENTO PROFISSIONAL: ESTUDO DESCRITIVO COM INTÉRPRETES DO RIO DE JANEIRO

This study analyzes the role of the voice in the professional life of interpreters who do simultaneous, whispering and consecutive interpreting, and gives an overview of the voice of conference interpreters in the city of Rio de Janeiro. A descriptive study was conducted based on data collected from a structured online questionnaire sent over email to 70 interpreters who work in the city of Rio de Janeiro. Responses to closedended questions were analyzed by means of percentage analysis and organized in graphs and tables. Open-ended questions were analyzed according to basic concepts of qualitative research following the type of thematic analysis proposed by Bardin (1977). Results showed that interpreters who care for their voice have notions of hygiene and vocal health, and know what harms their voice. But the high frequency of signs and symptoms of vocal discomfort shows how necessary it is to raise awareness about vocal health.