Interpreting errors continued/u.a. Dolmetschen
am 15.03.2006 von Transblawg
Continuing the topic of incorrect interpreting (see earlier entry), Roger Shuy takes up the topic at Language Log.
A few years ago I encountered this problem in a case in which English transcripts of Spanish speakers in undercover tape recordings were used as evidence. The prosecution provided only an English translation of the tapes. Even with my limited knowledge of Spanish I could tell that they were dead wrong in several crucial places. I pointed this out to the defense attorney who then commissioned a translation of his own. Not surprisingly, it showed that the government’s translation was badly in error. Naively perhaps, the judge then ruled that the two opposing translators should get together and try to agree on a single, accurate translation. This effort failed miserably, of course, and the judge finally ruled that both translations could be used at trial. His decision was hardly Solomonic but it was better …
Interpreting slip/Dolmetschfehler
Transblawg / N24 quotes FAS (via vowe.net): Reporter: Mr. Lucas, könnten Sie bitte noch einmal den entscheidenden Satz wiederholen? George Lucas: May the force be with you. Simultanübersetzer [sic]: Am 4. Mai werden wir bei dir sein....…
Interpreting error / Fehler beim Dolmetschen
Transblawg / Apparently an interpreter working for a company (Lesley Howard Languages) hired by CNN made a slip on Saturday, saying Iran has the right to build nuclear weapons, instead of saying that Iran has the right to nuclear energy, and that “a nation …
Interpreting at court / Dolmetschen bei Gericht
Transblawg / Artikel heute in der NZ zu einer Gerichtsdolmetscherin beim Amtsgericht in Nürnberg, Jutta Koch (Link wird nicht ewig funktionieren; bei dem Foto ist etwas schiefgegangen, Gott sei dank, dass mein Bild nicht in der Zeitung steht). Jutta Koch ha…
Misinterpreting / Fehlerhaftes Dolmetschen
Transblawg / Just a note that both Language Log and languagehat have entries about poor court interpreting and its effects for the defendant. Bill Poser in Language Log talks about people who can speak two languages but don’t know anything about interpretin…
Japanese patent translator
Transblawg / There is an article about the patent translator Hidejiro Tanigawa in Daily Yomiuri Online. It’s a description of his career and his opinions about patent translation. It’s a good summary for those who are ignorant of technical translati…
Translation problems with police/Verzicht auf Rechte ohne ausreichende Übersetzung
Transblawg / The Daytona Beach newsjournal.online.com reports on a Spanish-speaking subject who is claimed to have waived his right to silence but says he didn’t understand everything that was said. Olmos was questioned at times by a Spanish-speaking polic…
Introduction to Translation /Einführung in die Übersetzung
Transblawg / Riccardo announces that he is teaching a course at the University of Denver on the Foundations of Translation. He will be posting his lecture notes in his blog. It will concentrate on the fundamentals that all translators should know: A deep knowled…
San Diego doctors challenge free translation and interpreting
Transblawg / Eric Bakovic of Language Log, in ‘Translation and Free Speech’, links to a New York Times articleof August 31st: SAN DIEGO (AP) — Several doctors and a group supporting English as the nation’s official language filed a lawsuit…
Translation weblog
Transblawg / I found Paul Frank’s Language Jottings in the links at geotransblog. It describes itself as follows: Here you’ll find occasional jottings on language, translation, and whatever strikes my fancy. I’m a Chinese-English translator for…
Bilingualism is not enough
Transblawg / The Daytona Beach Newsjournal has an article about an unsatisfactory interpreter, her lack of qualifications and the problems of selecting court interpreters. I hope it will remain available, but just in case, here is some: Unable to speak English,…
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