Translation and interpreting can be seen as two special sub-types of bilingual communication. The field of bilingualism-from developmental, cognitive, and neuroscientific perspectives-is highly relevant to Translation and Interpreting Studies.

The Routledge Handbook of Translation, Interpreting and Bilingualism is the first handbook to bring together the related, yet disconnected, fields of bilingualism and translation and interpreting studies. Edited by leading scholars and authored by a wide range of established authorities from around the world, the Handbook is divided into six parts and encompasses theories and method, the development of translator and interpreter competence and cognitive, neuroscientific and social aspects.

This is the essential guide to bilingualism for advanced students and researchers of Translation and Interpreting studies and key reading on translation and interpreting for those studying and researching bilingualism.

Aline Ferreira is an associate professor of linguistics in the Department of Spanish and Portuguese at the University of California, Santa Barbara, where she is also director of the Bilingualism, Translation, and Cognition Laboratory and director of the Latin American and Iberian Studies Program. Her books include The Routledge Handbook of Translation and Linguistics (2018); The Routledge Handbook of Translation and Methodology (2022); and The Routledge Handbook of Interpreting and Cognition (forthcoming).

John W. Schwieter is a professor of Spanish and linguistics and cross-appointed in psychology at Wilfrid Laurier University, and an adjunct professor of linguistics at McMaster University. He is also the director of the Language Acquisition, Multilingualism, and Cognition Laboratory and Bilingualism Matters at Laurier. His recent co-edited books include Second Language Acquisition Theory: The Legacy of Professor Michael H. Long (2022); Engaging in Critical Language Studies (2022); and The Cambridge Handbook of Working Memory and Language (2022);

Together, Ferreira and Schwieter have co-edited Introduction to Translation and Interpreting Studies (2023); The Handbook of Translation and Cognition (2017); Psycholinguistic and Cognitive Inquiries into Translation and Interpreting (2015); and The Development of Translation Competence: Theories and Methodologies from Psycholinguistics and Cognitive Science (2014).