Beneath the Yucatán Peninsula lies a vast, interconnected limestone aquifer, periodically accessible through massive natural sinkholes known as cenotes. For the ancient Maya, these deep, sheer-walled pools were not merely civic water sources; they were literal portals to Xibalba, the underworld. Understanding their distribution required both an intuitive grasp of karst geology and a highly complex religious mapping system. Mayan architects deliberately aligned entire ceremonial centers to ...

This is the first book to deliver a comprehensive guide to research methods in all types of interpreting. It brings together the expertise of two world-recognized scholars in spoken and signed language interpreting to cover the full scope of the discipline.It features questions, prompts and exercises throughout to highlight key concepts, provoke thought and encourage reader interaction. It deals fully with research in both conference and community interpreting, offering a variety o...

Linguistic minorities are often severely disadvantaged in legal events, with consequences that could impact one’s very liberty. Training for interpreters to provide full access in legal settings is paramount. In this volume, Jeremy L. Brunson has gathered deaf and hearing scholars and practitioners from both signed and spoken language interpreting communities in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom. Their contributions include research-driven, experience-driven, and theoretica...