AL-MUTARĞIM المترجم
Volume 9, Numéro 1, Pages 239-250
2009-06-30

The Professions Of Translating And Interpreting

Authors : Khalida Kissi .

Abstract

This paper enjoins us to examine the role of interpreters and Translators in multilingual, multi-cultural societies. In dealing with the meaning of the words interpretation and translation, many questions come to our mind concerning the extent of commonly shared tasks between a translator and an interpreter in a given bilingual or multilingual society. Certainly, interpreters and translators share some common features, as they both rely on the same material, known as language combination which has an attempt to combine different cultures and beliefs. However, one of the major attempts of this paper is to deal with both professions differently as they fulfil distinct functions in the society.

Keywords

Professions; Translating; Interpreting; Legal; Medical; Sign Language