brief history of interpreting
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BRIEF HISTORY OF INTERPRETIN
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Interpreting has existed since man uses the spoken language.
Its origins go back to the beginning of mankind
It has played an important role in the relationship between people of different countries.
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For both Ancient Greeks and Romans, learning the language of the people that they conquered was considered very undignified.
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Slaves and prisoners were forced to learn multiple languages and interpret for the nobility.
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Until the 17th century, Latin was the language of diplomacy, therefore all nations had to have some citizens who spoke Latin in order to interpret to them
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INTERPRETING EXPANSION
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TAKEN FROM Furmanek, Olgierda y Achenbach, Heidi. A Brief History of Interpreting. 2004 http://lrc.wfu.edu/community_interpreting/pages/history.htm