The Interpreter's Resource.
- 1st ed.
- 1 online resource (231 pages)
- Topics in Translation Series ; v.19 .
- Topics in Translation Series .
Intro -- 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.
This book provides an 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.