La interpretación en la antigüedad

From the fourth century BC onwards, we find incresingly clear differentiation between groups of people in the Eastern Mediterranean area.

In Antiquity as in other eras, interligual behavior was determined by the specific situation and, within it, by individual human decisions.

Introduction

Dominant civilization

Foreign races were considered wretched barbarians.

They have treats with: Asiatics, Libyans and Nubians.

The interpreter established relationships with other linguistic community (trade).

Harkhuf first interpreter, live in Elefantina.

Ancient Egypt

Interpreter

Dragomans

Supervisor of targumms

Targumms

Called: the speaker of

strange tongues

Translated holy books

Trucheman

Worked in trade

Divides in

Civilization that had dealings with the Roman Empire and the Egyptians.

They thougt their own language was a human being.

The interpreter established relationships with other people in wars and serve as negotiators.

They were called Hermians.Within the most celebrated was Temistocles,

who spoke persian and miritita as well as twenty two languagues.

The fundamental roll was in administration.

Greece

Clemens of Alexandria, declared that God had no need of an interpreter in order to express His will.

Linguistic mediators were required at religious services.

Epiphanius , refers to the exorcists and interpreters from one to the other language, sandwiched between lectors and undertakers.

Christianity