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Name: Dr Marianne CHALMERS BA PhD MITI Dip CS DipTrans MCIL CL
City: Reading
Country: United Kingdom
Native language(s): ENGLISH
Language(s) of qualification: FRENCH
CIOL number: 29161
Membership number (pre-Autumn 2016): 016274
Membership grade: Member
Membership status: Current
Chartered?: Yes
Chartered Linguist section(s): CL (Translator)
Telephone number: +44 (0)7801077174
Email address: marianne.chalmers@googlemail.com
Advertising and Marketing: Brochures, Flyers, Leaflets & Printed Material, Guide Books, Handbooks & Newsletters, Websites
Art: Performing Arts, Theatre, Visual Arts
Fashion: Catalogues, Clothing, Fashion Shows
Food and Drink: Drink, Food
Humanities: History, Philosophy, Religion
Leisure and Sport: Hotels and Accommodation, Restaurants, Tourism
Literature: Children's Literature, Fiction, Non-Fiction
Other Skills: Editing, Proofreading
Statement: The arts/humanities are often poorly served in translation. Technology cannot replace sensitive close-reading. A bilingual/bi-cultural translator of 35 years’ standing (BA, PhD, CIOL Diploma in Translation, Chartered Linguist, ITI member). Editor on the Oxford-Hachette French-English Dictionary series. Specialisms: visual arts; literature; art history; culture; humanities; exhibitions, audioguides (60 exhibitions for Musées d’Orsay et de l’Orangerie; exhibition and materials for Louvre Paris/Abu Dhabi, Château de Versailles, major museums); spirituality; history of ideas; film; food; wine; hospitality; tourism; fashion; luxury goods; heritage; academic. Services: proofing, postediting, research, transcription, manuscript translation.
Find-a-Linguist directory listing(s): Translation: FRENCH to ENGLISH | Language specialist: FRENCH