Dialogue Interpreting - Ian Mason

Dialogue Interpreting Includes What Is Variously Referred To In English As Community, Public Service, Liaison, Ad Hoc Or Bilateral Interpreting - The Defining Characteristic Being Interpreter-mediated Communication In Spontaneous Face-to-face Interaction. Included Under This Heading Are All Kinds Of Professional Encounters: Police, Immigration And Welfare Services Interviews, Doctor-patient Interviews, Business Negotiations, Political Interviews, Lawyer-client And Courtroom Interpreting And So On. Whereas Research Into Conference Interpreting Is Now Well Established, The Investigation Of Dialogue Interpreting As A Professional Activity Is Still In Its Infancy, Despite Some Highly Promising Publications In Recent Years.