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Telephone interpreting is a service that connects human interpreters via telephone to individuals who wish to speak to each other but do not share a common language. The telephone interpreter converts the spoken language from one language to another, enabling listeners and speakers to understand each other. Interpretation over the telephone most often takes place in consecutive mode, which means that the interpreter waits until the speaker finishes an utterance before rendering the interpretation into the other language. Telephone interpreting is one modality or delivery mechanism for providing interpreting services. Other forms of delivering interpreting services include in-person interpreting and video interpreting for the deaf and hard of hearing. == Historical timeline == * 1973: Australia introduces telephone interpretation as a fee-free service to respond to its growing immigrant communities.〔 〕 * 1981: The first Over-the-Phone Interpretation (OPI) service is offered in the United States.〔 〕 * 1981–1990: Telephone interpreting enters major U.S. industries including financial services, telecommunications, healthcare, and public safety.〔 〕 * 1990's: The demand for telephone interpreting grows significantly; contributing factors include decreased prices in long distance calls, toll-free number access, and immigration trends.〔 * 1995: Language services company Kevmark, later known as CyraCom, patents a multiple-handset phone adapted for telephone interpreting.〔 , Google Patents listing. 〕 * 1999: AT&T sells language services company Language Line Services.〔 〕 * 2000's: Telephone interpretation becomes more sophisticated; quality of interpreting, faster connection speeds, and customer service become important to consumers.〔 * 2005: The U.S. telephone interpreting market is estimated at approximately $200 million.〔 *2013: Language Lines Services acquires Pacific Interpreters.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=LanguageLine Solutions Acquires Pacific Interpreters in New Year’s Deal )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Telephone interpreting」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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