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SUMMER 2024 The Linguist 3
CONTENTS
News & editorial
REVIVAL EFFORTS GROW . . 5
IN THE MEDIA . . . . . . . . . . . 6
The top stories from the UK press this spring
INSIDE PARLIAMENT . . . . . . 7
How city-wide initiatives have successfully
been changing the local languages landscape
Features
SOMEONE TO LEAN ON . . 8
Why reciprocal mentoring could be just what
you need to keep your career goals on track
MAKE IT SING? . . . . . . . . . 11
Delving into the complex world of song
translation and how to make lyrics singable
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The Linguist
Editorial Board
Chair K Trotman BA MA DipTrans MCIL
P Baillie LLB MA MCIL
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
L Rana BSBio MSC MD MCIL
BH Wang PhD FCIL
J Worne (ex officio)
A Zafar BA MA MCIL
The Linguist is the official
journal of the Chartered
Institute of Linguists
A TEAM IN GOOD HEALTH . 14
How working in-house as a medical interpreter
is better for practitioners and patients alike
IS RESEARCH WORKING? . 16
Why specialist translators need to be a lot
more involved in multinational surveys
KATE TROTMAN MEETS… . 18
Black Eyed Peas producer Rachel Strassberger
LAWS THAT MAKE SENSE . 20
Accurate, clear legal translation is notoriously
difficult; the case for a descriptive approach
IDIOMATIC SHIFTS . . . . . . . 22
A fresh look at strategies for translating idioms
THE BEST WAY TO LEARN . 24
The research that shows we need to abandon
old teaching methods and adopt a new way
Conference season
AWARDING EXCELLENCE . 27
The CIOL Awards ceremony in pictures
HUMAN CONNECTIONS . . . 28
From empassioned speeches to business
advice, highlights from the in-person events
BEST FOOT FORWARD . . . . 29
Thought-provoking insights from a panel
discussion on AI and preparing for the future
Reviews
BOOKS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Bumper section covering a diverse selection,
from The Centre to The Dictionary People
Opinion & comment
WHAT'S IN A SCRIPT? . . . . . 32
How the traditional Mongolian script is linked
to cultural survival, as efforts to revive it grow
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