The Routledge Handbook of Sign Language Translation and Interpreting

This Handbook provides a comprehensive overview of sign language translation and interpretation, covering foundational skills, working context, education, sociological context, work settings, diverse service users, and regional developments. It is authored by contributors from the Global North and South, diverse in ethnicity, language background, and academic discipline, and covers topics such as the history of the profession, provision of translation and interpreting, politics of provision, and the state of play of sign language translation and interpreting professions.

Format: Hardback
Length: 586 pages
Publication date: 18 July 2022
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

This comprehensive Handbook offers the first thorough examination of sign language translation and interpretation across the world, while also gazing into the future of this field. The book is organized into eight sections, covering essential skills, the working environment of both sign language translators and interpreters, their education, the sociological context, work settings, diverse service users, and a regional review of developments. Contributors, both deaf and hearing, from the Global North and South, with diverse ethnic backgrounds, language proficiency, and academic disciplines, have authored the chapters. The topics covered include the history of the profession, the provision of translation and interpreting services in various domains and to different populations, the politics of service provision, and the current state of sign language translation and interpreting professions worldwide.

Edited and authored by established and emerging experts in the field, this Handbook serves as an essential resource for advanced students and researchers in translation and interpretation studies, as well as those interested in sign language.

Weight: 1274g
Dimension: 246 x 174 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780367895273