Lacunae, myths and legends about conference interpreters: A diary study to explore conference interpreting practice in China

Perspectives: Studies in Translatology

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 440-457

  Han, Chao ^a  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

characteristics of interpreting tasks; conference interpreters; interpreting practice; interpreting profession; simultaneous interpreting

Indexed keywords

EID: 84934852829     PISSN: 0907676X     EISSN: 17476623     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0907676X.2014.973422     Document Type: Article

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