肖曉燕編著的《口語-書面語連續統：基於語料庫的口譯體研究》選取真實口譯語料作為分析對像，突出關注所選語料的兩大特征，即其口語性和翻譯性。利用語類／語體理論作為理論分析框架，采用Biber的多維度分析法（MD）作為操作手段，對比分析了英漢原語與譯語在不同維度的口語一書面語連續統上的位置變化，探究口譯行為對口譯體口語化特征的影響。
本書的目標讀者群為對語言學和翻譯學（特別是口譯）有興趣的研究人員，以及關注口語和口譯的社會人士，還有各高校仍在攻讀學位的崎嶇山路上奔波的博士生和碩士生們。

List of Abbreviations
List of Figures
List of Tables
Chapter 1 Introduction
1.1 Research Background
1.1.1 The Primacy of Spoken Discourse
1.1.2 The Study of Translatese
1.1.3 Interpretese as Spoken and Translated Discourse
1.1.4 The OralLiterate Continuum
1.2 Aims of the Study
1.3 Significance of the Study
1.4 Methodology and Data
1.4.1 Methodology
1.4.2 Data Selection
1.4.3 Data Preparation
1.4.4 Data Description
1.5 Structure of the Thesis
1.6 Terminology
Chapter 2 Literature Review
2.1 The Study of Language as Discourse
2.2 The Study of Spoken Discourse
2.2.1 Reawakening to the Primacy of Spoken Discourse
2.2.2 Spoken Discourse vs.Written Discourse
2.2.3 Orality vs.Literacy
2.3 Genre and Register
2.4 CorpusBased Translation Studies
2.4.1 Impact of Corpus Linguistics
2.4.2 From "Equivalence" to "Norms"
2.4.3 Translatese and Translation Universals
2.4.4 The Study of Translatese in China
2.5 CorpusBased Interpreting Studies
2.5.1 Challenges of CorpusBased Interpreting Studies
2.5.2 Headways in CorpusBased Interpreting Studies
2.5.3 Shlesinger's Work on Interpretese
2.5.4 Study on lnterpretese in China
2.6 Evaluation of Previous Research
2.6.1 Inadequate Study of lnterpretese as Spoken Discourse
2.6.2 Weakness in the Study of Interpretese as Translated Discourse
2.6.3 Issues with ChineseEnglish Interpreting Corpus
2.6.4 Methodological Issues of Studying ChineseEnglish Interpretese
Chapter 3 Theoretical Framework
3.1 G & RT as Conceptual Framework
3.1.1 Definition of Genre
3.1.2 Types and Functions of Genre
3.1.3 Differentiating Genre and Register
3.2 The MD Approach as Methodological Framework
3.2.1 The Dimensions
3.2.2 MD as a Macroscopic Approach
3.2.3 MD as a Microscopic Approach
3.2.4 MD as Quantitative and Qualitative Method
Chapter 4 Interpretese as a Genre
4.1 Defining Interpretese
4.1.1 Interpreting vs.Translating
4.1.2 Interpretese Defined
4.1.3 Is lnterpretese a Genre？
4.2 Describing Interpretese as a Genre
4.2.1 Modality
4.2.2 Ontology
4.2.3 Registers
4.3 Interpretese on the OralLiterate Continuum
4.3.1 Zellermayer's Shifts on the Continuum
4.3.2 Shlesinger's Parameters of Orality
4.3.3 Biber's Dimensions of Orality
4.3.4 Measuring Orality : An Integrated Model
4.3.5 Modifying the Model for Chinese
Chapter 5 An MD Analysis of lnterpretese
5.1 The Corpus
5.1.1 Strengths of the Current Corpus
5.1.2 Describing the Corpus
5.2 Selection of Linguistic Features
5.2.1 Dimension A: Involvedness
5.2.2 Dimension B : Constrainedness
5.2.3 Dimension C: ContextBoundedness
5.2.4 Dimension D : Abstractness
5.2.5 Dimension E: Prosody
5.3 Frequency Counts and Analysis
5.3.1 Dimension A
5.3.2 Dimension B
5.3.3 Dimension C
5.3.4 Dimension D
5.3.5 Dimension E
5.4 Gender as a Variable
5.4.1 Male Speakers vs.Female Speakers
5.4.2 Male Interpreters vs.Female Interpreters
5.5 Language Status as a Variable
5.5.1 English A Speakers vs.English B speakers
5.5.2 English A Interpreter vs.English B Interpreters
5.5.3 Chinese A Interpreters vs.Chinese B Interpreter
5.6 Factor Analysis
5.6.1 Why Factor Analysis？
5.6.2 Explaining Loadings
5.6.3 Identifying Factors
5.7 Interpreting the Data
Chapter 6 On the OralLiterate Continuum: Panel Discussions vs.Other Registers
6.1 Panel Discussion as a Register
6.2 Panel Discussions vs.Other Registers
6.2.1 Along the Continuum of Involvedness
6.2.2 Along the Continuum of Constrainedness
6.2.3 Along the Continuum of ContextBoundedness
6.2.4 Along the Continuum of Abstractness
6.2.5 A Multidimensional Description of Registers
Chapter 7 Conclusion
7.1 Findings from the Current Investigation
7.2 Significance and Implications
7.3 Limitations and Future Research
References
Appendices
Appendix 1 A sample of EST
Appendix 2 A sample of ETT
Appendix 3 A sample of CST
Appendix 4 A sample of CTT
Acknowledgements