Sign language interpreting and interpreter education; directions for research and practice.(Brief Article)(Book Review)

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0195176944

Sign language interpreting and interpreter education; directions for research and practice.

Ed. by Marc Marschark et al.

Oxford U. Press

2005

307 pages

$59.50

Hardcover

Perspectives on deafness

HV2402

Nineteen international experts contribute 11 chapters based on papers presented at a February 2004 workshop, arising from the National Sign Language Interpret...

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