Medical Interpreting and Cross-Cultural Communication

Name: Medical Interpreting and Cross-Cultural Communication
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ISBN: 9780521066778

ISBN-10: 0521066778

ISBN-13: 9780521066778

Edition: 2008

Authors: Claudia V. Angelelli

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Claudia Angelelli explores the role of medical interpreters, drawing on data from over 300 medical encounters as well as interviews with the interpreters. Bringing together literature from social theory, social psychology, and linguistic anthropology, this book will appeal to anyone concerned with the intricacies of medical interpreting, particularly researchers, communication specialists, policy makers, and practitioners.

Book details

List price: $45.99
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 6/19/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 168
Size: 5.98" wide x 9.02" long x 1.02" tall
Weight: 0.770
Language: English



List of figures


List of tables


Acknowledgements


List of abbreviations


Prologue



Questioning invisibility



Communication in the medical encounter



A different set of lenses



California Hope: a public hospital in changing times



Putting it all together



Finding visibility



Interpreters' voices



Emerging metaphors and final words


References


Index