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Publication details [#11269]

Boudreault, Patrick. 2005. Deaf interpreters. In Janzen, Terry, ed. Topics in signed language interpreting: theory and practice (Benjamins Translation Library 63). Amsterdam: John Benjamins. pp. 323–353.

Publication type

Article in jnl/bk

Publication language

English

Keywords

context=socio-political context | practice=translation practice=interpreting practice | sign interpreting=sign language interpreting | translator=translator's role=translator studies

Abstract

This paper introduces the role of Deaf interpreters for the Deaf. While the idea may seem surprising at first sight, the usefulness of the concept is amply demonstrated in the paper, which also includes some practical considerations, in particular on the positioning of interpreters in various contexts.

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