English as a global lingua franca: A threat to multilingual communication and translation?
English as a global lingua franca: A threat to multilingual communication and translation?
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英语作为全球通用语言：对多语言交流和翻译的威胁？
DOI：
10.1017/s0261444812000043
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发表时间：
2012
影响因子：
3.6
通讯作者：
J. House
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作者：
J. House
在这篇文章中，我将看看围绕英语在世界上的现状的争论。我将考虑这样一个问题：英语作为一种弗兰卡（ELF）的主导地位是否对其他语言、多语种交流以及笔译和口译职业构成威胁，或者是否有理由对英语作为一种默认交流手段的无所不在给予积极评价。我将主张一个折中的立场：既不妖魔化全球英语，也不加批判地欢迎它。我将从不同的角度支持这一立场，借鉴我自己在ELF和翻译方面的工作。
In this paper I will look at the controversy surrounding the current status of English in the world. I will consider the question of whether the dominant role of English as a lingua franca (ELF) is a menace to other languages, to multilingual communication and to the profession of translation and interpreting, or whether a positive evaluation of the omnipresence of English as a default means of communication can be justified. I will argue for a compromise position: neither demonizing global English nor welcoming it uncritically. I will support this stance from different perspectives, drawing on my own work on ELF and translation.