ELF and translation/interpreting

• Published in: The Routledge Handbook of English As a Lingua Franca pp. 369 - 383
• Main Author: Albl-Mikasa, Michaela
• Format: Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: United Kingdom Routledge 2018; Taylor & Francis Group
• Edition: 1
• Subjects: Sociolinguistics; Elf Pedagogy; Bibliometric Analysis; Elf Research; Elf Text; Cross-linguistic Influence; Receptive Multilingualism; Low Proficiency Speakers; Computer Assisted Translation Tools; Non-native Speech; Elf Setting; Lingua Franca; Nonstandard Input; Elf Speaker; Elf Communication; BSE; Conference Interpreters; Crosslinguistic Influence; EU Institution; Intercultural Communication Competence; Target Text Production; Editing Unit; Elf; Elf Situation; Non-native English
• ISBN: 9781138855328; 1138855324
• DOI: 10.4324/9781315717173-31

Translation and interpreting (T&I), lingua francas, and active or receptive multilingualism have always co-existed as ways of dealing with language contact. The global spread of English as a lingua franca (ELF) in recent decades has led to an imbalance between the various forms of multilingualism, including T&I. This raises questions as to the relationship between ELF and T&I, the impact of ELF on T&I, and, more generally, the state of the art of research into the emerging subdiscipline of interpreting, translating and English as a lingua franca (ITELF) within the field of applied linguistics. This chapter offers a review of the research conducted in the ITELF subfield to date, focusing on empirical considerations. It deals with the impact of ELF on interpreting, addresses that of ELF on translation and considers how ITELF-related research can inform the study of ELF more generally.