TY - BOOK AU - von Busekist,Astrid TI - Why translate? The political implications of a European “lingua franca” PY - 2007///. N1 - 2 N2 - This article discusses the conditions under which the institutionalization of a “lingua franca” in the European Union would be effective and fair. The focus is threefold: the choice of a “lingua franca” (a natural or an artificial language?); the dominance of English and the means to render this linguistic “fait accompli” fair for speakers and language communities; a discussion on the feasibility of multilingual coordination policies UR - https://shs.cairn.info/journal-hermes-la-revue-2007-3-page-125?lang=en&redirect-ssocas=7080 ER -