El desarrollo de la interpretación en el siglo XX: el intérprete de guerra en el mundo actual
The Development of Interpreting in the 20th Century: the War Interpreter in Today's World
Author(s): Irene Villalba Güemes, Susana Álvarez-Álvarez, Margarita Caballero DominguezSubject(s): Cultural history, Diplomatic history, Translation Studies
Published by: Risoprint
Keywords: interpreting in the 20th century; interpreting in international relations; interpreting in conflict zones; war interpreter; fixer;
Summary/Abstract: During the first decades of the 20th century, the first steps were taken towards the professionalisation of interpreting within a framework of increasingly multilingual international relations. The purpose of this paper is firstly to provide an overview of the early days of interpreting as a profession, and then to analyse the role of war interpreters in the contemporary world. With this objective in mind, we study the main characteristics of interpreting in conflict zones and the distinctive features of war interpreters: military interpreters, local interpreters and fixers.
Journal: Revue Internationale d'Études en Langues Modernes Appliquées
- Issue Year: 10/2017
- Issue No: Special
- Page Range: 99-114
- Page Count: 16
- Language: Spanish
