Translation in the global village

Christina Schäffner

Translation in the global village

Christina Schäffner (Editor)

School of Social Sciences and Humanities

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Abstract

Recent developments, particularly globalization and advances in technology, have affected our production and perception of language, as reflected in two conflicting forces, globalism and tribalism. The role of English as an international lingua franca is dicussed, and conclusions are drawn for the varying activities of translation today and for the rapidly changing job profile of the translator.

Original language	English
Place of Publication	Clevedon (UK)
Publisher	Multilingual matters
Number of pages	362
ISBN (Print)	1-85359-488-1, 978-1-85359-488-5
Publication status	Published - 8 Jun 2000

Publication series

Name	Current issues in language and society
Publisher	Multilingual matters
Volume	2

Bibliographical note

Copyright of the Multilingual Matters & Channel View Publications.

Keywords

globalization
translation
technology
advances
tribalism
globalism
translator

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Translation in the global village

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Introduction: globalisation, communication, translation

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