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Publication details [#2634]
Visson, Lynn. 1999. From Russian into English: an introduction to simultaneous interpretation. Newburyport: Focus Publishing. xxi + 213 pp.
Publication type
Monograph
Publication language
English
Keywords
Source language
Target language
Main ISBN
0-941051-88-9
Edition info
Selected papers from the 9th International Conference on Translation and Interpreting, Prague, September 1995.
Abstract
The main focus of this book is simultaneous interpreting from Russian into English. The book contains an introduction and is divided into two main parts. It also contains an annex on booth behaviour. A wide range of topics is discussed in the book, including, among other things, the history of Soviet-Russian-American diplomatic contacts, a history of conference interpreting, how to fill speaker’s pauses, working for the United Nations, cultural differences and the interpreter as a mediator, political terminology, problems translating Russian verbs, strategies to deal with proverbs etcetera.
Source : J. Vluijmans
Reviewed by
Viaggio, Sergio. 1992. Review of From Russian into English: an introduction to simultaneous interpretation. In Koustas, Jane. La pédagogie de la traduction: questions actuelles et Miscellanées traductologiques. Traduction Terminologie Rédaction (TTR) 5 (1). : 275–277. ![DOI logo](https://benjamins.com/logos/doi-logo.svg)