Description
Book SynopsisThis text presents translators from different linguistic backgrounds discussing multilingual translation in the European Union. All articles stress the political dimension of multilingualism, and the professional role of the translator as communicator, on which much of the credibility of a union "speaking with one voice in many languages" will ultimately depend.
Table of ContentsThe Contributors
Arturo Tosi: Introduction
Part 1: Overviews of Languages and Cultures in Contact
1 Barry Wilson: The Multilingual Translation Service in the EU Parliament
2 John Trim: Multilingualism and the Interpenetration of Languages in Contact
3 Christopher Rollason: The Use of Anglicisms in Contemporary French
4 Renato Correia: Translation of EU Legal Texts
5 Arturo Tosi: European Affairs: The Writer, the Translator and the Reader
Part 2: The Making of a Single European Voice
6 Freddie De Corte: The Contribution of Freelance Translators
7 Anne Tucker: Translation and Computerisation at the EU Parliament
8 Luca Tomasi: Translating Transparency in the EU Commission
9 Christopher Cook: Helping the Journalist to Translate for the Reader
Part 3: The Debate Between Insiders and Outsiders
10 Helen Swallow: Linguistic Interpenetration or Cultural Contamination?
11 Nichole Buchin and Edward Seymour: Equivalences or Divergences in Legal Translation?
12 Christopher Rollason: Opaque or User-friendly Language?
13 Sylvia Ball: Round Table on Multilingualism: Barrier or Bridge?
14 Arturo Tosi: Conclusions
Appendix: The European Community’s Language Charter
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