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Fronteras: Do you translate for a non-English speaking member of your family at the doctor's office or at a restaurant? You're probably a language broker.

Norma Martinez, Marian Navarro

UT Austin assistant professor Belem López discusses the importance — and the implications — of the day-to-day informal language process known as language brokering.