This response to an article on the effect of recent developments (particularly globalization and advances in technology) on the production and perception of language discusses the role of English as a global language and issues surrounding translation. Suggests that stereotyping resulting from non-nuanced and unsubtle transfer of information might…

Responds to comments by six authors on a previous article written by the author on the effect of recent developments (particularly globalization and advances in technology) on the production and perception of language. (Author/VWL)

Discusses the effect of recent developments (particularly globalization and advances in technology) on the production and perception of language, and on translation and the job profile of translators. Two conflicting forces of "globalism" and "tribalism" are presented and set off against the sociological concept of cultural…

This debate is part of a larger discussion on the effect of recent developments (particularly globalization and advances in technology) on the production and perception of language and focuses on assessing the quality of source texts and target texts in translation, the nature of translation versus the changing job profile of the translator, the…

This response to an article on the effect of recent developments (particularly globalization and advances in technology) on the production and perception of language focuses on several issues concerning the evolving role of the translator in today's society. Provides examples from the experiences of a university teacher-researcher and freelance…

This response to an article on the effect of recent developments (particularly globalization and advances in technology) on the production and perception of language argues that the two opposing directions of globalization and tribalism can be equally related to what is going on within the discipline of translation studies. (Author/VWL)

This response to an article on the effect of recent developments (particularly globalization and advances in technology) on the production and perception of language focuses on two issues discussed in the article: the nature of translation and the role of universities in translation training. (Author/VWL)

This response to an article on the effect of recent developments (particularly globalization and advances in technology) on the production and perception of language comments on the current political trends of globalization and its extreme counterpart tribalism and the impact of these on existing cultural identities or popular stereotypes for…

In response to a previous article, this article expresses reservations about the status, development, and future of English as an International language. takes issue with the changing role and nature of the English language as a result of the project of creating a unified Europe. (Author/VWL)