The Linguist

34 The Linguist Vol/63 No/4 ciol.org.uk/thelinguist OPINION & COMMENT Nisreen Alzaraee Nisreen Alzaraee is an Arabic Translator for the British Library/ Qatar Foundation Partnership (BLQFP) Programme. She holds a Master's degree in English studies and has years of experience in discourse analysis, and political and developmental research. See p.18 Eyhab Bader Eddin An Assistant Professor at Nizwa University, Oman, Dr Eyhab Bader Eddin MCIL CL is a renowned scholar in translation and applied linguistics. With a broad portfolio of research and publications, he has earned acclaim for fostering cross-cultural communication, advancing linguistic scholarship, and mentoring the next generation of translators and linguists. See p.9 Amy Lawson Amy Lawson is studying Classics and German at the University of Oxford. When she's not leafing through epic poems and plays for her degree, she writes and edits articles for the Cherwell features team and enjoys University Parks parkruns. She recently joined The Linguist Editorial Board. See p.26 Robert Neather Robert Neather is Associate Professor and Department Chair in the Department of Translation, Interpreting and Intercultural Studies at Hong Kong Baptist University. He has published and taught extensively on museum translation. He is also a UN- qualified translator and has significant freelance translation experience. See p.14 Eleni Pavlopoulos Eleni Pavlopoulos is Head of Modern Foreign Languages, Head of German and Extended Learning Coordinator at Channing School in London. She holds a PGCE (French and German) and a Masters in Education with Distinction from the Open University. She serves on The Linguist Editorial Board. See p.22 Eva Seidl Eva Seidl is a German teacher at the University of Graz's Department of Translation Studies, with over 20 years' teaching experience in TILLT (Translation- and Interpreting-oriented Language Learning and Teaching). She is passionate about SoTL (Scholarship of Teaching and Learning) and about helping students be the best version of themselves. See p.16 Renata Towlson Renata Towlson holds a PhD in Education and is a qualified interpreter. She has written and published one book and had five others translated from English to Polish. She recently retired after 27 years at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust and seven years as a lecturer at Szczecin University. See p.12 Kate Trotman Chair of The Linguist Editorial Board, Kate Trotman MCIL is a Senior Project Manager for legal translations at Questel Language Solutions (www.morningtrans.com/industries/ legal-services). Previously she worked freelance, combining teaching French to adults, copywriting for the EU institutions and translation. See p.20 CONTRIBUTORS Across 7 * Tomorrow. (6) 8 * The plains of South America. (6) 9 * Nothing. (4) 10 Producing milk. (8) 11 * He takes part in a corrida. (7) 13 * A cheroot, for example (5) 15 * Aggressively male. (5) 17 See preamble. (7) 20 * Uncontrolled rush by a group of people. (8) 21 A French pastry. (4) 22 Common male name, from the ancient Greek for farmer. (6) 23 * One half of a Caribbean nation. (6) Down 1 17 across speaking country which bridges North and South America. (6) 2 * El cóndor _____ (song). (4) 3 * Ship which used to sail the high seas. (7) 4 Girl's name, ultimately from Old German Adelheidis, 'a noble kind'. (5) 5 Also known as Galego, it is spoken in e.g. Santiago de Compostella. (8) 6 * La Isla ______, a song by Madonna. (6) 12 The Moorish palace in Granada. (8) 14 In liberal supply. (7) 16 The 17 across ______ has no official lyrics. (6) 18 The ______ of Despond, from Bunyan's The Pilgrim's Progress. (6) 19 From where we get sherry. (5) 21 A 17 across speaking island in the Caribbean. (4) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Crossword no.37 Solution, page 33. Entries marked with a star * all derive from the language at 17 across.

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