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Communication is not merely talking to someone else, it is way beyond that. This simple fact is understood and respected more and more in today’s globalised world. Yet what constitutes the components of communication is always debated. Some say you need at least two people for communication whereas others say you need words, messages, signs, etc. But when people who do not speak a common language meet, you may want to add another critical item to the equation: the interpreter.
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Kaptan, E., Canton, R. (2014). The Role of Language and the Interpreter in the Transfer of Professional Policy and Practice. In: McFarlane, M.A., Canton, R. (eds) Policy Transfer in Criminal Justice. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137300607_6
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