ChineseEnglish Interpreting and Intercultural Communication - 9781138669628

Taylor & Francis

ChineseEnglish Interpreting and Intercultural CommunicationAuthor(s): Jim Hlavac, Zhichang Xu\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138669628, 978-1138669628\nSynopsis\nChinese and English are the worlds largest languages, and the number of interpreter-mediated interactions involving Chinese and English speakers has increased exponentially over the last 30 years. This book presents and describes examples of ChineseEnglish interpreting across a large number of settings: conference interpreting; diplomatic interpreting; media interpreting; business interpreting; police, legal and court interpreting; and healthcare interpreting. Interpreters working in these fields face not only the challenge of providing optimal inter-lingual transfer, but also need to fully understand the discourse-pragmatic conventions of both Chinese and English speakers. \n\nThis innovative book provides an overview of established and contemporary f.