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Record Nr.

UNINA9910821614103321

Titolo

Translating and interpreting healthcare discourses. / / María-José Varela Salinas, Bernd Meyer (eds.)

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Berlin, [Germany] : , : Frank & Timme, , 2015

©2015

ISBN

3-7329-9785-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (258 p.)

Collana

TransÜD : Arbeiten zur Theorie und Praxis des Übersetzens und Dolmetschens, , 1438-2636 ; ; Band 79

Disciplina

610.14

Soggetti

Medicine - Translating

Health facilities - Translating services

Translating and interpreting

Lingua di pubblicazione

Spagnolo

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Contents/Índice; Prologue; Prólogo

Sommario/riassunto

Biographical note: Dr. María-José Varela Salinas is Senior Lecturer at the University of Malaga (Spain) in the Department for Translation and Interpreting. Her main research topic is specialised translation. Dr. Bernd Meyer is a linguist by training, and a specialist for different aspects of multilingual communication in institutional settings. Since 2010, he is Professor for Intercultural Communication and Cultural Studies at the Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz (Germany) in the Department for Translation, Linguistics, and Cultural Studies.

Long description: Because of the increasing number of patients with limited language proficiency due to immigration in many countries, the need for healthcare interpreters and translators has grown swiftly in the last decade. This book gathers contributions by outstanding researchers, practitioners and trainers in translation and interpreting in healthcare situations.