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González, Dueñas Roseann, Victoria F. Vasquez and Holly Mikkelson. 1991. Fundamentals of court interpretation: theory, policy and practice. Durham: Carolina Academic Press. 662 pp.
Publication type
Monograph
Publication language
English
Keywords
court interpreting | legal discourse | linguistic approach=linguistics | practice=translation practice=interpreting practice | pragmatics=pragmatic approach | professionalism=non-professionalism | theory=translation theory=interpreting theory
Main ISBN
0-89089-414-0

Abstract

This volume explores court interpreting from legal, linguistic, and pragmatic vantages. It standardizes practice among court interpreters by providing useful guidelines for the judiciary, attorneys, and other court personnel. Because of the growing use of interpreters, there is an increasing demand for guidelines on the proper utilizations of court interpreters.
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Reviewed by

Wadensjö, Cecilia. 1996. Review of Fundamentals of court interpretation: theory, policy and practice. The Translator 2 (1) : 104–109.
Ilg, Gérard. 1995. Review of Fundamentals of court interpretation: theory, policy and practice. The Interpreters' Newsletter 6 : 112.