Figures de l’interprète / Rôles de l’interprète

Résumé

Interpreters ’ figures / interpreters ’ roles

The aim of the article is to present selected aspects of the work of court interpreters appointed by the National Supreme Tribunal, which between 1946 and 1948 tried Nazi criminals in Poland. The interpreters’ role and tasks are examined in the light of the main concepts of the sociological theory developed by Pierre Bourdieu: concept of field, habitus and interpreting practice.