Client's Guide To Professional Language Interpreting Services | Language Interpreter
Professional Language Interpreting Services What is a language interpreter? A professional language interpreter is an experienced native speaker of two or more languages who assists with communication between two or more people who speak different languages, allowing for a natural paced dialogue between the parties. Interpretation is often mistakenly called translation when in reality it is interpretation. Translation refers to written texts, while interpretation refers to oral communication. For example, if you speak English (referred to as the source language) and need to communicate with someone who speaks Cambodian (referred to as the target language). The interpreter will act as a communication bridge, if you will, delivering your English messages into Cambodian, and the Cambodian speaker's messages into English. This, in a nutshell is interpreting. Of course there are different specialties, types, modes, and styles which...