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The Linguist 60,5 - October/November 2021

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@Linguist_CIOL OCTOBER/NOVEMBER The Linguist 3 CONTENTS News & editorial YEAR-ABROAD CHAOS . . . . 5 IN THE MEDIA . . . . . . . . . . . 6 A round-up of this summer's top news stories Features THE TRAILBLAZERS . . . . . . . 7 Exploring the much mythologised life of the 19th-century Shoshone interpreter Sacagawea SHIFTING GEARS . . . . . . . . . 8 From technical terms to bikers' slang, the joys and complications of cycling translation SPLIT-SECOND DECISIONS . 10 Why do interpreters adopt certain strategies? Revealing research focusing on sign language 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. CIOL, 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. 10 The Linguist Editor M Moore linguist.editor@ciol.org.uk Sales D Butler +44 (0) 20 7940 3100; deborah.butler@ciol.org.uk Editorial Board Chair K Trotman BA MA DipTrans MCIL R Al-Taie MA PhD MCIL CL D Butler BA (Hons) (ex officio) C Fairfoull BA MA ACIL MCIPD AIRP J Hughes CIOL Student Member K McLaughlin BA PhD FCIL CL FHEA M Moore BA (ex officio) J Oppedisano BA MA DPSI MCIL E Pavlopoulos LLB MAEd PGCE IoLET Affiliate J Worne (ex officio) A Zafar BA MA CIOL Career Affiliate For a list of Council and committee members, see www.ciol.org.uk/council The Linguist, formerly The Incorporated Linguist, is the official journal of the Chartered Institute of Linguists FIGHTING FOR SURVIVAL . 13 How community radio promotes Indigenous languages and protects the environment READING DEEPLY . . . . . . . 16 How the words translators use affect and change the reader's experience of the text OLYMPIC EFFORTS . . . . . . 18 As Beijing prepares to host its second Games, we look at the legacy of the language policy and services it developed for the 2008 event WFH! INTERPRETING CHANGE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 A look at the lasting impact of the switch to remote interpreting during the pandemic OPENING THE BOOK . . . . . 22 Four literary translation newcomers explain how they benefited from specialist mentoring LEGAL IN HONG KONG . . 24 Why is competition so high for in-house legal translation jobs in Hong Kong? Reviews BOOKS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Analysis of Anna Aslanyan's Dancing on Ropes and April Baker-Bell's Linguistic Justice Opinion & comment THE MEANING OF TATTOOS . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 What the ink on your skin can communicate, with reference to Russian prison culture LETTERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Institute matters COUNCIL NEWS . . . . . . . . . 29 COVID COMPLICATIONS FOR LSPs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 How agencies are coping with the challenges A LIFE WITH LANGUAGES . 31 One member's journey in her native Galician MEET OUR MEMBERS . . . . 32 Trained lawyer, psychotherapist and translator Danielle Coleman MCIL shares her story JOHN WORNE MEETS… . . . 33 In this issue our CEO discusses the importance of governance with translator Helle Gulowsen FRONT COVER MICHAL GLOWACKI MCIL CL ON HIS BIKE | © WIKTOR BUBNIAK 7th Floor, 167 Fleet Street, London EC4A 2EA; info@ciol.org.uk; +44 (0) 20 7940 3100; www.ciol.org.uk Printed by The Pureprint Group, www.pureprint.com. Published six times a year and distributed free of charge to Career Affiliates and higher grades of membership. Student and IoLET Affiliate members have access to the digital copy. Annual subscription £48 post free. Overseas subscription £63 (airmail Europe), £67 (airmail rest of world). ISSN 0268-5965 The Linguist is online at tl.ciol.org.uk; Subscribe at www.ciol.org.uk/subscriptions Apply to become a CIOL member at www.ciol.org.uk/membership © SHUTTERSTOCK

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