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The Linguist 52,2

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CONTENTS The Linguist 18 Editor Miranda Moore Email: linguist.editor@gmail.com Sales Sarah Heaps Tel: +44 (0) 20 7940 3100; Email: sarah.heaps@iol.org.uk Editorial Board Ms J Fraser MA DipTrans IoLET FCIL FHEA FITI Ms A M Graham BA DipTrans IoLET AMIOEE Ms S Heaps BA (ex officio) Mr D Luddy BA Dr G A Makin MA PhD DPSI MCIL Mr T Merz BA Mr K Moffitt BSc DipTrans IoLET MCIL MITI Ms M Moore BA (ex officio) Prof J Munday BA MEd PhD PGCE DipTrans IoLET MCIL Mr A Peacock BA (ex officio) Ms K Stokes MA (Oxon) DipTrans IoLET MITI FCIL CL (Translator) (Chair) The Chartered Institute of Linguists, Saxon House, 48 Southwark Street, London SE1 1UN; Web: www.iol.org.uk Tel: +44 (0) 20 7940 3100; Email: info@iol.org.uk Royal Patron HRH Prince Michael of Kent GCVO President Dr N Bowen BSc MA PhD Dip TEFL RSA HonFCIL Vice-Presidents Prof T J Connell MA BPhil DLitt PGCE FCIL Mrs A Corsellis OBE BA HonFCIL Baroness J Coussins MA HonFCIL Prof D Crystal OBE PhD FCSLT HonFCIL FRSA Mr R Hardie MA FCA HonFCIL Dr J M Mitchell CBE MA DrPhil FCIL Members of Council Mr T Bell MA MPhil FCIL (Hon Treasurer) Mrs J Cambridge MA FCIL Mr M Cunningham BA MCIL Prof H Fulford BA MA PhD FCIL MBCS FHEA Dr M-M Gervais-le Garff MA Doct 3e Cycle FCIL Ms M J Lee MA DPSI MCIL Dr G A Makin MA PhD DPSI MCIL Mr K Moffitt BSc DipTrans IoLET MCIL MITI (Chair) Mrs C Pocock DipTrans IoLET FCIL (Vice-Chair) Mrs J A Ridgway BA FCIL MCMI Ms K Stokes MA (Oxon) DipTrans IoLET MITI FCIL CL (Translator) Mr P Shipman BSc (Hons) MScCEng MIMechE MCIL DARIA CYBULSKA (WMUK) VIA The Linguist, formerly The Incorporated Linguist, is the official journal of the Chartered Institute of Linguists. 16 WIKIPEDIA (CC BY-SA 3.0) The Linguist News & editorial MAKING SALES . . . . . . . . . 22 How to build a successful translation business INSIDE PARLIAMENT . . . . . . 7 Update on language debates in the House 40 YEARS OF EU ENGLISH . 24 What's changed in four decades of translation? Literary translation VOUS: POINT FINAL? . . . . 26 In a digital age, what is the future for 'vous'? MR BOND LIVES ANOTHER DAY . . . . . . . . . . . 8 The challenges of rendering 007 in German Reviews THE FINAL EDIT . . . . . . . . . 10 BOOKS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Inside view of the publishing world, revealing how editors choose titles and translators Opinion & comment ARABIC: OUT OF THE GHETTO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 LETTERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 The translation revolution of Arabic novels FIRST STEPS . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Features IN A VIRTUAL WORLD . . . . 14 Does virtual interpreter training work? Institute matters DIVISIONS & SOCIETIES . . 30 FRINGE BENEFITS . . . . . . . 16 ADMISSIONS . . . . . . . . . . . 32 How Wikipedia helps languages to survive Senior Institute personnel Mr A Peacock BA (Director of Membership & Acting Chief Executive) IoL Educational Trust The examinations are provided under the auspices of the IoL Educational Trust. Senior officers: Prof T J Connell MA BPhil DLitt PGCE FCIL (Chair) Ms A Carlisle MA (Director of Examinations) Printed by Hastings Printing Company, St Leonards-on-Sea. Published six times a year and distributed free of charge to all members. Annual subscription £41 post free. Overseas subscription £54 (airmail Europe), £58 (airmail rest of world). ISSN 0268-5965 The Linguist is online at linguist.uberflip.com Vol/52 No/2 2013 COUNCIL NEWS . . . . . . . . 32 HARMONY IN IRAQ . . . . . . 18 Can a youth orchestra unite Kurds and Arabs? ACHIEVING GOLD . . . . . . . 33 WHAT'S IN A WORD? . . . . 20 WORK IN PROGRESS . . . . . 34 Why etymology is a language learner's friend Find out how CIOL staff are working for you FRONT COVER © ISTOCKPHOTO The editor reserves the right to edit all material submitted. Views expressed in The Linguist are not necessarily the official views of the Chartered Institute of Linguists. All rights of reproduction, translation and adaptation reserved for all countries. The Chartered Institute of Linguists, The Linguist, and officers accept no responsibility collectively or individually for the service of agencies or persons advertised or announced in the pages of this journal. The good faith with which we publish offers no implied/implicit guarantee. APRIL/MAY The Linguist 3

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