Description:
This handbook provides the first comprehensive overview of Sign Language Translation and Interpretation from around the globe and looks ahead to future directions of research. This is the essential guide for advanced students and researchers of Translation and Interpretation studies and Sign Language.
Review Quotes:
'This handbook provides an excellent update on a wide range of themes related to sign language translation and interpreting, written by distinguished deaf and hearing scholars in the field. It offers a mixture of historical perspectives and contemporary descriptions, covering both theory and practice in many parts of the world.'
Anna-Lena Nilsson, The Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway
'This is a comprehensive and valuable volume, with chapters on salient topics in the field by distinguished scholars from around the world. Impressive in scope and substance, it is a must-read for educators, graduate students, and advanced undergraduates.'
Laurie Swabey, St. Catherine University, USA