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Publication details [#9222]
Nolan, James. 2005. Interpretation: techniques and exercices. Bristol: Multilingual Matters. vi + 320 pp.
Publication type
Monograph
Publication language
English
Keywords
economic discourse=finance discourse=business discourse | exercises=exercise | formalism | humour=humor=joke | interpretation | interpreter training | number interpreting | political discourse=political | register | spoken language=oral language | stylistics=style | syntax | translatability=untranslatability | transposition | word
Main ISBN
1-85359-790-2
Abstract
In recent decades the explosive growth of globalisation and regional integration has fuelled parallel growth in multilingual conferences. Although conference interpreting has come of age as a profession, interpreter training programmes have had varied success, pointing to the need for an instructional manual which covers the subject comprehensively. This book seeks to fill that need by providing a structured syllabus and an overview of interpretation accompanied by exercises, developed for the classroom, in the main aspects of the art. It is meant to serve as a practical guide for interpreters and as complement to interpreter training programmes, particularly those for students preparing for conference interpreting in international governmental and business settings.
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