Diplomatic and Political Interpreting Explained

Mira Kadrić is Professor of Interpreting Studies and Didactics of Translation at the University of Vienna, Austria. She has published widely on interpreting in political, diplomatic, court, and public service contexts, on interpreting and translation didactics, and on law, and has extensive experience as an interpreter in the above contexts. Sylvi Rennert is a postdoctoral researcher and senior lecturer at the University of Vienna, Austria. Her research interests are dialogue interpreting, interpreting quality, and didactics. As an interpreter, she has experience working in diplomatic and political, public service, and conference contexts. Christina Schäffner is Professor Emerita at Aston University, Birmingham, United Kingdom. Her main research interests are political discourse in translation and interpreting, news translation, metaphor in translation, and translation didactics, and she has published widely on these topics.

A thoughtful reflection, explained by experts in interpreting and discourse analysis, on the skills and competences needed by interpreters to transfer linguistic nuances and differences in protocol in increasingly complex diplomatic and political settings. A pleasure to read (not only for those interested in interpreting and linguistics but also for diplomats and politicians), its bonuses include helpful study activities, further-reading suggestions and links to resources. Jesús Baigorri-Jalón, University of Salamanca, Spain

• About this bookChapter 1 Politics and diplomacy then and now: Introduction by Peter KroisChapter 2 Interpreting in politics and diplomacyChapter 3 Communication between conventions and creativityChapter 4 Managing information: Ways of rendition and degrees of involvementChapter 5 Managing expressiveness and interaction: Ways of rendition and degrees of involvementChapter 6 Interpreting as a situated practiceChapter 7 Political and diplomatic interpreting: strategies and developmentsGlossaryIndex