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Labrum, Marian B., ed. 1997. The changing scene in world languages: issues and challenges (American Translators Association Scholarly Monograph Series 9). Amsterdam: John Benjamins. vi + 156 pp.
Publication type
Edited volume
Publication language
English
Keywords
globalisation=globalization=internationalization | language policy=linguistic policy | lingua franca | multilingualism=plurilingualism | standardisation=standardization | terminology
Main ISBN
90-272-3184-2
Edition info
US ISBN: 1-55619-628-8

Abstract

The 1997 ATA volume brings together articles on translation practice into the 21st century. Contributions deal with the information age, multilingualism in Europe, English as a Lingua Franca, terminology standardization, translating for the media, and new directions in translator training. A comprehensive bibliography of dissertations is included.
Source : Based on publisher information

Articles in this volume

Nida, Eugene Albert. Translation in the information age. 9–17
Mayoral Asensio, Roberto and Dorothy Kelly. Intertextual intrusions: towards a framework for harnessing the power of the absent text in translation. 19–34
Camino Gutiérrez Lanza, María Del. Spanish film translation: ideology, censorship and the supremacy of the national language. 35–45
Díaz Fouces, Oscar. Translating Ausbausprachen. 65–82
Dollerup, Cay. Issues today, challenges for tomorrow: translation and English as the international lingua franca. 83–106
Bush, Peter. Strawberry flowers in realms of chocolate: the training of literary translators. 109–117
Smart, Julie F. and David W. Smart. Disability issues in translation/interpretation. 119–130

Reviewed by

Linder, Daniel. 2000. Review of The changing scene in world languages: issues and challenges. Babel 46 (3) : 271–273.
Clas, André. 1999. Review of The changing scene in world languages: issues and challenges. Meta 44 (4) : 636–639.