Publications

Publication details [#55246]

Torikai, Kumiko. 2011. Interpreting and translation in a Japanese social and historical context. International Journal of the Sociology of Language 2011 (207) : 89–106.

Publication type

Article in journal

Publication language

English

Keywords

globalization | historical linguistics | interpreting | language dominance | translation

Language as a subject

English | Japanese

Place, Publisher

De Gruyter

Journal WWW

www.degruyter.com/journal/key/IJSL/html

Annotation

This study surveys interpreting and translation within the socio-historical context of Japan, ranging from the Edo over the Meiji and the after WWII period up to the present, and then discusses their relevance to (English) language education, one of the vital elements in a globalized world.