The Language Fossils Buried in Every Cell of Your Body | Human Evolution | DISCOVER Magazine.   MIT linguist Noam Chomsky asserted that the way children acquire language is so effortless that it must have a biological foundation. Building on this idea, some of his colleagues argued that language is an adaptation shaped by natural […]

Different court interpreter, please.   Said Deputy Public Prosecutor Gordon Oh: “The issue in concern is the credibility and integrity of the Korean interpreter. “It has come to our knowledge that she was involved in the investigations leading to prosecution.” Mr Oh added that she was later appointed court interpreter at the preliminary inquiry on […]

‘Manifold Greatness’ and King James Bible at Folger – Review – NYTimes.com.   The translators were also aware of their project’s ramifications. “Manifold Greatness,” like some recent books, traces how the very act of translating the Bible was controversial.

ASL Rocks performance held Thursday, last event in Deaf Awareness Week | Central Michigan Life.   The American Sign Language Society showed that sign language can rock during their event ASL Rocks in Pearce Hall.

ANN ARBOR: Non-verbal communication can affect medical care, U of M study finds – Life – Heritage Newspapers.   The study found that patients relied on non-verbal clues to evaluate the doctor-patient relationship, focusing on whether the doctor seemed hurried or put them at ease.

SB 442 (Calderon): Hospitals: interpreters. (California Senate Bill). This bill would, in addition, require the policy to ensure meaningful access to translation and interpreter services by limited-English-speaking or non-English-speaking individuals and to include appropriate criteria for demonstrating the proficiency of the translation and interpreter services.

National Certification for Medical Interpreters –A Necessary Step for Patient Safety | The National Board of Certification for Medical Interpreters.   Appropriate language service is also a tool to prevent costly malpractice lawsuits, health related loss of revenue, and negative health outcomes, which could include death. In the 21st century, Title VI compliance can be […]

PageView – The Chronicle of Higher Education.   Venuti considers what translators can learn from editorial rejections, offering a frank appraisal of two incidents in his own experience.