From academia to courtroom: Perception of and expectations from the legal translator’s role

@article{Orlando2017FromAT,
  title={From academia to courtroom: Perception of and expectations from the legal translator’s role},
  author={Daniele Orlando and Mitja Gialuz},
  journal={International Journal of Legal Discourse},
  year={2017},
  volume={2},
  pages={195 - 208}
}
Abstract While both translation process and product have been the subject of abundant research, in the Translation Studies literature there seems to be a lack of focus on the role of the translator (Dam, Helle V. & Karen Korning Zethsen. 2009. Translation studies: Focus on the translator. Hermes Journal of Language and Communication Studies 42(1). 7–12). The implication here seems to be that there is a general consensus – though not supported by much empirical evidence – on the inferior status… 
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