The Interpreter's Resource.
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- computer
- online resource
- 9781853597091
- 418/.02
- P306.2 -- .P486 2001eb
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.
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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