Letter from the Editor: Words and context
Translation and interpretation are about about context, message, sense; it's not just a matter of words.
Words
Translation and interpretation are about about context, message, sense; it's not just a matter of words.
In the midst of the greatest crisis the interpreting profession has ever known, we must go beyond mere academic speculation and act to advance professionalization.
The goal is to offer interpreters an easy-to-use, rapid fire product for quick glossary consultation in the booth.
Invited to address an Amnesty International meeting, conference interpreters presented their views on what makes for effective communication.
For once interpreters were in the spotlight when long-standing users of interpreting services paid tribute to a profession which takes pride in invisibility.