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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
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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
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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
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