Sign language interpreting : exploring its art and science /
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| Author / Creator: | Stewart, David Alan, 1954- |
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| Edition: | 2nd ed. |
| Imprint: | Boston : Pearson/Allyn and Bacon, c2004. |
| Description: | xix, 268 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/5253715 |
| Summary: | Sign Language Interpreting: Exploring Its Art and Science is a comprehensive exploration of the practice and research relating to sign language interpreting. A pleasant conversational style of writing is used to present the problems, the issues, and the options in this field as they are known today. The reader is taken on a journey from the early days of interpreting, to the professionalization of interpreters, to an examination of past and present models of interpreting. The business and ethical aspects of interpreting are discussed while focusing on current practice. |
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| Physical Description: | xix, 268 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 243-257) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0205407943 |