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Mediacja kulturowa w tłumaczeniu ustnym
Cultural mediation in interpreting

Author(s): Katarzyna Kruk-Junger
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies
Published by: KSIĘGARNIA AKADEMICKA Sp. z o.o.
Keywords: interpreting; cultural mediation; translation problems

Summary/Abstract: The article focuses on the problem of cultural mediation in interpreting and presents some of the most important theories regarding the topic. Firstly, the author tackles the question whether the interpreter should act as a cultural mediator at all. Then, she describes specific types of cultural differences and their influence on the communication. Finally, the article offers a list of some helpful rules established by the theoreticians, which can result helpful whenever the need for cultural mediation presents itself in interpreter’s work.

  • Issue Year: 2014
  • Issue No: 24
  • Page Range: 31-42
  • Page Count: 12
  • Language: Polish