In:Handbook of Translation Studies: Volume 5
Edited by Yves Gambier and Luc van Doorslaer
[Handbook of Translation Studies 5] 2021
► pp. 171–176
Non-professional translators and interpreters
Published online: 16 September 2021
https://doi.org/10.1075/hts.5.non1
https://doi.org/10.1075/hts.5.non1
Article outline
- 1.Definitions
- 2.Domains of NPIT
- 2.1Non-professional interpreters and translators in the media
- 2.2Non-professional interpreters and translators in community and public services
- 2.3Non-professional interpreters and translators in conflict and war
- 2.4Child language brokering
Note References
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