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Vol. 4:1 (2006) ► pp.23–36

The Dynamics between Language Choice and Politics in the EU

| Guangdong Polytechnic Normal University |
Keywords: translation, power, the European Union, lingua franca, language equality
Published online: 1 April 2006
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https://doi.org/10.1075/forum.4.1.02xia
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