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Record Nr.

UNINA9910782082803321

Autore

Phelan Mary

Titolo

The interpreter's resource [[electronic resource] /] / Mary Phelan

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Clevedon ; ; Buffalo, : Multilingual Matters, c2001

ISBN

1-85359-709-0

1-280-82789-0

9786610827893

Descrizione fisica

xiv, 217 p. : maps

Collana

Topics in translation ; ; 19

Disciplina

418/.02

Soggetti

Translating and interpreting

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 170-171) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front matter -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Preface -- 1. A Brief History of Interpreting -- 2. The Different Types of Interpreting -- 3. Hints for Speakers at Conferences -- 4. Community, Court and Medical Interpreting -- 5. Ethics -- 6. The European Union -- 7. War and Peace -- 8. The United Nations -- 9. Other International Organizations -- 10. Interpreters’ Associations -- Bibliography -- Internet Sites -- Appendix -- Regional Maps of the World -- Index

Sommario/riassunto

The Interpreter’s Resource provides a comprehensive overview of interpreting at the start of the twenty first century. As well as explaining the different types of interpreting and their uses, it contains a number of Codes of Ethics, information on Community Interpreting around the world and detailed coverage of international organisations, which employ interpreters.