LINGUISTIC AND PRAGMATIC BARRIERS IN IMMIGRANT HEALTH CARE IN SPAIN: THE NEED FOR INTERLINGUISTIC & INTERCULTURAL MEDIATORS
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https://doi.org/10.24310/Entreculturasertci.vi7-8.11358Keywords:
Translation & interpretation, mediation, pragmatics, health care, immigrationAbstract
The purpose of this paper is to give a general account of the translation and interpretation problems health care personnel face everyday in relation with immigration, as they have not been provided with any means or knowledge to cope with these matters. Not only do they have a language problem, but important cultural differences may also appear and thus pragmatic barriers as much as linguistic ones must be overcome so that effective communication takes place. In order to account for the situation we shall consider the contrast (and similarities) between two very different social contexts in Spain: a mainly rural/fishing region in the North of Galicia and a big city such as Madrid.
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