Review published In:
InterpretingVol. 8:1 (2006) ► pp.105–112
Book review
. The discourse of court interpreting. Discourse practices of the law, the witness and the interpreter Amsterdam/Philadelphia: John Benjamins, 2004. 265 pp. ISBN 90-272-1658-4(Eur.) [Benjamins Translation Library, 52].
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