Non-professional translators and interpreters

Rachele Antonini
University of Bologna
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Non-professional interpreters and translators (NPIT) are bi/multilingual speakers who interpret and/or translate in a variety of formal and informal contexts and settings, who have received little or no formal education or training in translation or interpreting (see Teaching translation/Training translators) and are often not remunerated for their work.

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