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Several linguistic issues have arisen in relation to the spelling of the words euro and cent in the many languages of the member states of the European Union, as well as in relation to grammar and the formation of plurals .
Abstract. Multilingual crisis communication has emerged as a global challenge during the COVID-19 pandemic. Global public health communication is characterized by the large-scale exclusion of linguistic minorities from timely high-quality information.
- Ingrid Piller, Jie Zhang, Jia Li
- 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic and its spread in Europe has had significant effects on some major EU members countries and on European Union institutions, especially in the areas of finance, civil liberties, and relations between member states.
- The Impact of The Pandemic on Translators
- The Impact of The Pandemic on Interpreters
- Anticipate and Adapt
The French professional association SFT (Société française des traducteurs)carried out a survey from mid-June to mid-July 2020. It revealed that 57% of the 526 participants believed that the crisis would have a negative impact on their work. Of this 57%, 48% anticipated having to take on a side job, 23% were considering retraining, 15% were thinkin...
While these last few months have been difficult for translators, the impact has been especially brutal for interpreters. The pandemic has caused an almost total shut down; work has dried up, seeing as events, conferences and conventions have been cancelled or postponed. Recently qualified interpreters have been the most affected, having suddenly fo...
COVID-19 has thus impacted almost all aspects of translation, whether it be demand, income or working methods. Nevertheless, despite the problems translators have faced, the interpreting profession has been the most severely affected in the sector, seeing a 24% fall in income, compared to an 8% fall for translators. The translating and interpreting...
The pandemic crisis – this time is different. The pandemic began as a public health emergency, but quickly morphed into a fully-fledged socio-economic crisis that involved large-scale state interventions in the economy, soaring levels of unemployment, ballooning public debts, disruptions of production and supply chains, overloads of public health systems, repeated lockdowns, disruptions of ...
Jun 15, 2022 · We find that the pandemic has reshaped language processing for the long term, changing how listeners process speech and what they expect from ambiguous input. These results show that abrupt changes in linguistic exposure can cause enduring changes to the language system.
Dec 19, 2021 · In combating Covid-19, the European Union has been more effective rather than ineffective. The pandemic has reinforced the historical adage that Europe is a succession of crises and recoveries. Indeed, in an unexpected way, as they have faced the health crisis, Europeans have given an in-depth boost to the European project, which has been ...
