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Record Nr.

UNINA9910783774203321

Autore

Nolan James <1946->

Titolo

Interpretation [[electronic resource] ] : techniques and exercises / / James Nolan

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Buffalo, : Multilingual Matters, c2005

ISBN

1-280-82850-1

9786610828500

9781853597927

1-85359-792-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (328 p.)

Collana

Professional interpreting in the real world

Disciplina

418/.02

Soggetti

Translating and interpreting

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Speaking -- Preparation : anticipating the speaker -- Complex syntax : compression -- Word order : clusters -- General adverbial clauses -- Untranslatability -- Figures of speech -- Argumentation -- Diction : register -- Formal style -- A policy address -- Quotations, allusions, transposition -- Political discourse -- Economic discourse -- Humor -- Latinisms -- Numbers -- Note-taking.

Sommario/riassunto

This book provides a structured syllabus and an overview of interpretation accompanied by exercises in the main aspects of the art.  It is meant as a practical guide for interpreters and as a complement to interpreter training programmes, particularly for students preparing for conference interpreting in international governmental and business settings.