Professional Interpreter

At a professional interpreter conference in 2013 a presenter stated, "The interpreter is the sole holder of all information in an interpreted encounter." The information that the interpreter holds is linked to the language and culture of the parties involved. Sociolinguistics is the study of how language interactions between members of social networks and between different social networks. This field also studies how language and culture are perceived by the interlocutors or the audience of the message. It is important for interpreters to remain aware of all parties involved and how their perception of language and culture influence an interpreted encounter.
The Social Network
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Language patterns and each of the three idiolects collide within the interpreted encounter. The interpreter's job is to maintain message neutrality, that is to say, the interpreter is not to influence the message in any manner. The Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf's Code of Professional Conduct states in tenet 2.3, "(Interpreters) render the message faithfully by conveying the content and spirit of what is being communicated, using language most readily understood by consumers, and correcting errors discreetly and expeditiously." Similarly, the American Translators' Association's Code of Ethics in tenet 1 states that it is the ethical duty and obligation, "to convey meaning between people and cultures faithfully, accurately, and impartially." These both allude to the fact that interpreters and translators are not to add to or take away from any message they are interpreting or translating. How does one avoid imparting or exacting change upon an interpreted message? Indubitably, an interpreted message will have the fingerprints of the interpreter. Nonetheless, it has been stated that an interpreter or translator that brings attention to themselves is not doing their job