'New Advances in Legal Translation and Interpreting' Junfeng Zhao, Defeng Li and Victoria Lai Cheng Lei (2023)

Authors

  • Ran Yi School of Humanities and Languages, The University of New South Wales

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1558/ijsll.26388

Keywords:

book review, New Advances in Legal Translation and Interpreting, Junfeng Zhao, Defeng Li, Victoria Lai Cheng Lei

Abstract

New Advances in Legal Translation and Interpreting
Junfeng Zhao, Defeng Li and Victoria Lai Cheng Lei (2023)
Springer. 264pp

Author Biography

  • Ran Yi, School of Humanities and Languages, The University of New South Wales

    Ran is a licensed practitioner and researcher. She conducts practice-informed research and knowledge exchanges about linguistic equity through an interpreter in court, with a particular focus on migrants and children in the Global South.

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Published

2023-08-16

Issue

Vol. 30 No. 1 (2023)

Section

Book Reviews

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How to Cite

Yi, R. (2023). ’New Advances in Legal Translation and Interpreting’ Junfeng Zhao, Defeng Li and Victoria Lai Cheng Lei (2023). International Journal of Speech, Language and the Law, 30(1), 152-157. https://doi.org/10.1558/ijsll.26388