The Routledge Handbook of Interpreting

• Author(s): Holly Mikkelson, Renée Jourdenais,
• Publisher: Routledge
• Pages: 468
• ISBN_10: 1317595017
  ISBN_13: 9781317595014
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Language Arts & Disciplines / General , Language Arts & Disciplines / Linguistics / General , Language Arts & Disciplines / Translating & Interpreting , Literary Criticism / General , Foreign Language Study / English as a Second Language ,

Description:...

The Routledge Handbook of Interpreting provides a comprehensive survey of the field of interpreting for a global readership. The handbook includes an introduction and four sections with thirty one chapters by leading international contributors.

The four sections cover:

• The history and evolution of the field
• The core areas of interpreting studies from conference interpreting to interpreting in conflict zones and voiceover
• Current issues and debates from ethics and the role of the interpreter to the impact of globalization
• A look to the future

Suggestions for further reading are provided with every chapter. The Routledge Handbook of Interpreting is an essential reference for researchers and advanced students of interpreting.