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WINTER 2023 The Linguist 3
CONTENTS
News & editorial
UK ATTITUDES SHIFT . . . . . . 5
INSIDE PARLIAMENT . . . . . . 6
Giving evidence to the UK Covid-19 Inquiry
IN THE MEDIA . . . . . . . . . . . 6
A look at the news stories this autumn
Features
MAHA EL-METWALLY . . . . . 7
Candid interview with an interpreter trainer
BEYOND THE HORIZON . . . . 8
Why popular science communication has a
lot in common with translation, and the
particular challenges for planetary science
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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
B Hart BA MA PGDip MCIL CL
J Hughes BA 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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Linguist, is the official
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Institute of Linguists
THE ARTIFICIAL
BOOTHMATE . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Is emerging, realtime technology a help or
a hindrance for conference interpreters?
TEACHING VARIETY . . . . . . 12
Do teachers have an obligation to teach
different dialects? The case of Norwegian
BETTER IN THEORY . . . . . . 14
How a controversial translation approach may
improve understanding of theoretical ideas
A LIFE WITH LANGUAGES . 17
One member writes on linguistic pride in Twi
NET SECURITY . . . . . . . . . . 18
The challenges of translating in cybersecurity
LANGUAGE QUIZ OF 2023 . 20
Test your knowledge of recent events
IN BETTER HEALTH . . . . . . . 22
Multilingual training for health professionals
BACK FROM THE BRINK . . . 24
How the battle to save Breton is being won
PATENTLY CLEAR . . . . . . . . 26
Insights into the dramatically changing
landscape for patent translation worldwide
Reviews
BOOKS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
From xenolinguistics to social justice in schools
Opinion & comment
FOR THE LOVE OF VERBS . 30
What makes these dynamic words so special?
A SENSE OF PRIDE . . . . . . . 32
A young person embraces his linguistic identity
ON THE MENU . . . . . . . . . . 33
Celebrating the quirks of Czech food names
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