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01 \/ LANGUAGE SERVICES<\/p>\n\n

A closer reading.\nA clearer understanding.<\/h1>\n\n

Language support for professional and legal work, with careful attention to meaning, dialect and context.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Language deserves\nclose attention.<\/h2>\n\n

My work brings together interpreting, translation and transcription to help police, legal professionals and multi-agency staff understand the language in front of them.<\/p>\n\n

I work across Urdu, Punjabi (Pakistani), Mirpuri and Pahari\/Pothwari, recognising the importance of regional usage and the circumstances in which words are spoken or written.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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THE WORKING BRIEF<\/p>\n\n

Understand the material.\nAgree the task.<\/h3>\n\n

Every assignment begins with the purpose, language variety, source material and required output. Any limits or uncertainties should be made clear.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Support across an assignment<\/h2>\n\n
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Spoken language<\/h3>\n\n

Interpreting support for police interviews and professional conversations, with attention to accurate communication.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Written material<\/h3>\n\n

Translation of relevant documents and correspondence, with language-specific expressions considered in their context.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Recorded speech<\/h3>\n\n

Transcription and associated translation requirements scoped around the quality, length and language of the recording.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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A clearly defined brief<\/h2>\n\n

Tell me the languages, setting and purpose of your assignment. We can agree the appropriate interpreting, translation or transcription support, together with the scope, format and timescale.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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START A CONVERSATION<\/p>\n\n

The right words.\nThe right understanding.<\/h2>\n\n

Tell me the language, setting and timescale. We can then agree the right support for your assignment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Discuss an assignment \u2197<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

Urdu \u00b7 Punjabi (Pakistani) \u00b7 Mirpuri \u00b7 Pahari\/Pothwari<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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