Nominees for the Inttranet Linguists of the Year Awards 2008
Summary
Rouen, France, December 07, 2008 --( - Lynne Barnes co-ordinator for deaf studies at Lancashire University, for increasing the number of sign language interpreters in the UK - Dr. Ben Bederson, co-inventor of unique translation technology for childrens literature - Erik Camayd-Freixas, for his courage in testifying as a court interpreter about immigration raids - Lars Ballieu Christensen, project coordinator for free Braille Converter - Professor Terrence Deacon inventor of a universal translator - Professor Muhammad Abdel Haleem for producing a modern translation of the Quran - Daoud Hari translator, for his account of heroism and little miracles amid the barbarity of Darfur - Deborah Haynes, London Times journalist, for her investigation into the plight of Iraqi interpreters - Leanne Hinton, co-founder of the "Breath of Life" conference to revive native languages - Mahvish Rukhsana Khan, for her work as an interpreter at the Guantanamo Bay prison camp - Edward S. Klima as the first scholar to pay serious attention to sign languages - Hans Knight, in memory of Nuremberg trial translators - Dr. Peter W. Krawutschke, president for the 18th World Congress of the International Federation of Translators - Hasan Nuhanovic, former UN translator, for bringing a lawsuit about the Srebrenica massacre - Peoples Action Forum, Zambian NGO, for using local languages in its HIV/AIDS programme - James Rilling, PhD, for identifying a language feature unique to the human brain - Valerie Sutton, inventor of a revolutionary form of sign language - Le Hong Thuy, 78, deaf and blind, for his translation of Braille books into Vietnamese - Professor Edward Vajda for his landmark discovery of language link between Siberia and Canada Further details on the work of each nominee are available on the Award website.The winners of the Inttranet™ "Linguists of the Year" Awards for 2008 will be announced in January 2009 For further information, please visit: www.inttra.net/linguists_of_the_year Inttranet 216 Route de Neufchâtel 76420 Bihorel France Press contact: Malcolm Duff (English) Natacha Minguet (French) Estela Arrigorriaga (Spanish) About The Inttranet™ is a global network of professional interpreters and translators and the multilingual portal they use.The shortlist by alphabetical order for this years Awards is as follows:- Lynne Barnes co-ordinator for deaf studies at Lancashire University, for increasing the number of sign language interpreters in the UK- Dr. Ben Bederson, co-inventor of unique translation technology for childrens literature- Erik Camayd-Freixas, for his courage in testifying as a court interpreter about immigration raids- Lars Ballieu Christensen, project coordinator for free Braille Converter- Professor Terrence Deacon inventor of a universal translator- Professor Muhammad Abdel Haleem for producing a modern translation of the Quran- Daoud Hari translator, for his account of heroism and little miracles amid the barbarity of Darfur- Deborah Haynes, London Times journalist, for her investigation into the plight of Iraqi interpreters- Leanne Hinton, co-founder of the "Breath of Life" conference to revive native languages- Mahvish Rukhsana Khan, for her work as an interpreter at the Guantanamo Bay prison camp- Edward S. Klima as the first scholar to pay serious attention to sign languages- Hans Knight, in memory of Nuremberg trial translators- Dr. Peter W. Krawutschke, president for the 18th World Congress of the International Federation of Translators- Hasan Nuhanovic, former UN translator, for bringing a lawsuit about the Srebrenica massacre- Peoples Action Forum, Zambian NGO, for using local languages in its HIV/AIDS programme- James Rilling, PhD, for identifying a language feature unique to the human brain- Valerie Sutton, inventor of a revolutionary form of sign language- Le Hong Thuy, 78, deaf and blind, for his translation of Braille books into Vietnamese- Professor Edward Vajda for his landmark discovery of language link between Siberia and CanadaFurther details on the work of each nominee are available on the Award website.The winners of the Inttranet™ "Linguists of the Year" Awards for 2008 will be announced in January 2009For further information, please visit:www.inttra.net/linguists_of_the_yearInttranet216 Route de Neufchâtel76420 BihorelFrancePress contact:Malcolm Duff (English)Natacha Minguet (French)Estela Arrigorriaga (Spanish)AboutThe Inttranet™ is a global network of professional interpreters and translators and the multilingual portal they use.Inttranews, the network’s daily news bulletin, is read each month by more than 50,000 linguists in over 140 countries and syndicated by more than 60 institutions, associations and universities worldwide.The Inttranet™ was included in the UNESCO Observatory for the Information Society in January 2006 and in the scope of ISO 9001:2000 certification in 2007.### Contact Information Inttranet Malcolm Duff +33 (0)2 35 59 97 70 www.inttra.net Click here to view the list of recent Press Releases from Inttranet Promote Your Business Press Release Pricing Email this page to a friend