“In Iraq, interpreters were ten times more likely to be killed than were U.S. troops.”
Nataly Kelly“Not everyone who knows how to write can be a writer. Not everyone who knows two languages can be a translator.”
Nataly Kelly“Translation software is not making translators obsolete. Has medical diagnostic software made doctors obsolete?”
Nataly Kelly“Of the 193 recognized countries in the world, only politically isolated North Korea is considered monolingual.”
Nataly Kelly, Found in Translation: How Language Shapes Our Lives and Transforms the World“In Iraq, interpreters were ten times more likely to be killed than were U.S. troops.”
Nataly Kelly, Found in Translation: How Language Shapes Our Lives and Transforms the World“Poetry translation is like playing a piano sonata on a trombone.”
Nataly Kelly, Found in Translation: How Language Shapes Our Lives and Transforms the World“As long as human beings speak different languages, the need for translation will continue.”
Nataly Kelly, Found in Translation: How Language Shapes Our Lives and Transforms the World“To deny access to translation and interpreting services oppresses human rights and violates laws.”
Nataly Kelly, Found in Translation: How Language Shapes Our Lives and Transforms the World