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Peer reviewedVenuti, Lawrence – Current Issues in Language and Society, 1994
Discusses a project focusing on the misunderstanding and suspicion that greet the practice of translation, especially in the United States and the United Kingdom. This project suggests that translation is viewed with suspicion partly because it produces far-reaching social effects, including the formation of cultural identities. (four references)…
Descriptors: Cultural Influences, Foreign Countries, Intercultural Communication, Language Attitudes
Peer reviewedLee, Alice – Current Issues in Language and Society, 1996
Addresses the complex diglossic situation of Hong Kong's past with a focus on the judiciary. Examines the confrontation of a Cantonese-speaking population with a predominantly English-language legal system and the problematic question of how (and why) Hong Kong's legislation is being codified in two languages. (four references) (Author/CK)
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Cantonese, Courts, Diachronic Linguistics
