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100 1 0 _avon Busekist, Astrid
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245 0 0 _aWhy translate? The political implications of a European “lingua franca”
260 _c2007.
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520 _aThis 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.
690 _alanguage constellation
690 _alanguage equity
690 _alanguage economy
690 _alingua franca
786 0 _nHermès, La Revue | o 49 | 3 | 2007-12-01 | p. 125-131 | 0767-9513
856 4 1 _uhttps://shs.cairn.info/journal-hermes-la-revue-2007-3-page-125?lang=en&redirect-ssocas=7080
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