Translators

Translation is the communication of the meaning of a source–language text by means of an equivalent target-language text. The English language draws a terminological distinction (which does not exist in every language) between translating (a written text) and interpreting (oral or signed communication between users of different languages); under this distinction, translation can begin only after the appearance of writing within a language community. A translator always risks inadvertently introducing source–language words, grammar, or syntax into the target–language rendering. On the other hand, such "spill-overs" have sometimes imported useful source–language calques and loanwords that have enriched target languages. Translators, including …

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DDN: Dundurn Press · 23 April 2024 English

At the end of World War II, a young Japanese Canadian would stand trial and face execution for having committed war crimes and betraying his country.One of the most bizarre …

end in September 1943 when he and two other translators were transferred to the Fourth Division in Singapore


UAP: University of Alberta Press · 2 April 2024 English

Indigenous Legalities, Pipeline Viscosities examines the relationship between the Wet’suwet’en and hydrocarbon pipeline development, showing how colonial governments and corporations seek to control Indigenous claims and how the Wet'suwet'en resist. …

had relied heavily on Indigenous guides and translators to negotiate the structures of Indigenous authority


CIAJ - ICAJ: Canadian Institute for the Administration of Justice · 20 March 2024 English

Digital Transformation: Putting People at the Heart of the System

concerns over a shortage of interpreters and translators. Digital tools can be employed to facilitate


AUP: Athabasca University Press · 22 February 2024 English

In this poignant and meditative collection of short stories, Zubair Ahmad captures the lives and experiences of the people of the Punjab, a region divided between India and Pakistan. In …

in English, it also acknowledges the craft of translators, who build bridges across the borders of language


Canada Council for the Arts · 16 February 2024 English

Approval and revisions to the Policy Recommendations regarding the Granting Policy may be brought forward to the Director and CEO by the Senior Management Committee or the Arts Granting Committee, …

artists in Canada as creators, interpreters, translators and transmitters of an inherent Indigenous cultural


CDA: Conference of Defence Associations Institute · 29 January 2024 English

Our purpose: Influence security and defence policy in Canada Educate the public through peer-reviewed research and analysis Recognize leadership in the defence and security community Message from the Chair of …

alongside the Canadian Armed Forces as interpreters, translators, drivers, and fixers during Canada’s mission


CPRC: University of Regina Press · 20 January 2024 English

Breaks the deafening silence of Indigenous women’s voices in academic leadership positions. Since the 2015 release of the report on the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada, new Indigenous policies …

and respect. The researchers worked with Cree translators to make stories accessible in Cree, English


CIAJ - ICAJ: Canadian Institute for the Administration of Justice · 10 January 2024 English

Digital Transformation: Putting People at the Heart of the System

concerns over a shortage of interpreters and translators. Digital tools can be employed to facilitate


Alberta Teachers' Association · 21 December 2023 English

Ukraine is one of the world’s leading exporters of wheat, corn and sunflower oil, earning it the nickname “the breadbasket of Europe.” Alberta Connection Alberta is part of the Ukrainian …

jurisdictions have English as an • Interpreters and translators additional language (EAL) reception or intake


DAWN: DisAbled Women's Network of Canada · 21 December 2023 English

This policy forum, hosted by DAWN with our incredible partners from the University of Guelph’s Live Work Well Research Centre and Global Affairs Canada, stands as an example of the …

planning and on the ground both days. To the translators, interpreters, captioners, attendants and technical


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