Translators Associations Europe: United Kingdom

United Kingdom: Translators associations from the world's first industrialized country

Translators Associations Europe: United KingdomCommonly known as the United Kingdom, the United Kingdom is a sovereign state located off the north-western coast of continental Europe and governed under a constitutional monarchy and a parliamentary system.

The UK, as it is also known, includes the countries England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales. The state is governed from the capital city of London and has fourteen overseas territories.

Britain was the largest empires in history, so it is no surprise that British influence can still be observed in the language, culture and legal systems of many of its former territories.

It is among the world’s largest economies – the UK was the world's first industrialized country – and remains a great power with leading economic, cultural, military, scientific and political

Lexis estimates there are at least 9 national translators associations in the United Kingdom.

ATC is one of the oldest translators associations representing translation companies in the world.

Britain’s leading centre for the development, promotion and support of literary translation is a translators association called BCLT

In Wales, the national professional translators association is called CCC: it was founded in 1976 and works with both English and Welsh language professionals.

ITI was founded in 1986 and is the only independent translators association of of practising translators and interpreters in the United Kingdom.

APCI is a translators association that brings together independent, freelance interpreters working within the Criminal Justice System.

The UK Translators Association was established by the British Society of Authors in 1958.

SUBTLE is a translators association with headquarters in London, formed by professional subtitlers to promote high-quality subtitling and to maintain standards of professionalism within the industry.

NUPIT is the translators association representing public service interpreters, police and court interpreters, conference interpreters as well as specialized translators, from all over the world and with different backgrounds, languages, cultures and religions.

Also based in London, CIOL is a translators association that aims to serve the interests of professional linguists throughout the world.

If you wish to stay informed on all translators associations from other parts of the world, here's a hint. Lexis News is divided in seven regions:

Africa's translators associations | North America’s translators associations | Latin America's translators associations | Asia Pacific's translators associations | Eurasia's translators associations | Global translators associations

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