Description:The European Commission has published a new study on translation and multilingualism entitled 'Lingua Franca: Chimera or Reality'. Starting from a historical perspective, the paper looks into the pros and cons of a lingua franca. How did English earn the title of ‘lingua franca’ — the Frankish language — in Europe and what are the pros and cons of this development? Is it the answer to all our communication needs or will it sound the death knell for most the world’s languages and impose cultural uniformity throughout the globe?These questions, and many others, are tackled in the recent study "Lingua Franca: Chimera or Reality?" published by the European Commission.The study was presented at a conference held in Brussels in February, together with three other studies related to translation: "Lawmaking in the EU multilingual environment", "Mapping best multilingual business practices in the EU" and "Contribution of translation to a multilingual society".We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Lingua Franca: Chimera or Reality?. To get started finding Lingua Franca: Chimera or Reality?, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.
Description: The European Commission has published a new study on translation and multilingualism entitled 'Lingua Franca: Chimera or Reality'. Starting from a historical perspective, the paper looks into the pros and cons of a lingua franca. How did English earn the title of ‘lingua franca’ — the Frankish language — in Europe and what are the pros and cons of this development? Is it the answer to all our communication needs or will it sound the death knell for most the world’s languages and impose cultural uniformity throughout the globe?These questions, and many others, are tackled in the recent study "Lingua Franca: Chimera or Reality?" published by the European Commission.The study was presented at a conference held in Brussels in February, together with three other studies related to translation: "Lawmaking in the EU multilingual environment", "Mapping best multilingual business practices in the EU" and "Contribution of translation to a multilingual society".We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Lingua Franca: Chimera or Reality?. To get started finding Lingua Franca: Chimera or Reality?, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.