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The Language of Europe the Language of Europe 22/09/14 14:17 Page1 The Language of Europe_The language of Europe 22/09/14 14:17 Page1 EDITIONS DE L’UNIVERSITE DE BRUXELLES I A M S O C O C I The Language of Europe N E Multilingualism and Translation in the EU Institutions: Practice, Problems and Perspectives M O D The Language of Europe The Language of Europe offers a clear and com - give the student and specialist an insight into prehensive introduction to the policy area of and overview of the rigour and procedural multilingualism and to translation practice expertise which are demanded and can be seen Multilingualism and Translation within the EU institutions. This first edition in at work from initial (co-)draft to final version in English builds on the success, among acade - the rendering of a “multilingual” EU document. in the EU Institutions: mics and practitioners alike, of its two prece- ding Italian editions (published respectively in Geared towards students, peers and specialists Practice, Problems and Perspectives 2003 and 2007 with the title Tradurre per in Translation and Interpretation Studies, l’Unione europea , Hoepli, Milan), which have Language Studies and Cultural Studies, The closely followed the EU journey through its Language of Europe is likely to arouse an equal DOMENICO COSMAI suc cessive enlargements, and the impact of level of interest in those working in adjacent these multiple accessions on the politics and scholarly domains: Cultural Geography, TRANSLATED AND EDITED BY DAVID ALBERT BEST practice of institutional translation. It proposes European Studies and Law, Political Science, e an in- depth, up-to-the-minute analysis of the and Sociolinguistics, for a start, as well as p o direct relationships between member-state those currently pursuing or prospecting a r FOREWORD BY JOSE MANUEL BARROSO lan guages and the problems of knowledge career in the European institutions. u E transfer between the diverse languages and f cultures that make up the patchwork which is Domenico Cosmai , former associate professor o the EU. of English language and translation, is currently e Head of the “Legislative planning and sessions g Enriched throughout with practical examples of the Assembly” department at the European a from many among the twenty-four official lan - Economic and Social Committee. Author of u g guages of the European Union, specially selec- sev eral publications on the topics of institu - n ted and adapted for an Anglophone readership, tional multilingualism, multiculturalism and a L The Language of Europe features detailed stu- translation theory, he is a research associate at dies on the following topics: the background to the Faculty of Letters and Philosophy of the e and arguments in favour of EU multilingualism; Université Libre de Bruxelles. h T the language features of EU documents; varia - tions in translation practice between the diffe- David Albert Best has lectured on Italian rent EU institutions, agencies and consultative lan guage, literature and cultural studies at the bodies; the day-to-day working practice of universities of Cork, St Andrews (Scotland), and translators and lawyer-linguists; the impact of Trinity College Dublin, and on English language ICTs on translation practice; distinctive genres and translation at the Università degli studi di of EU institutional translation; what the future Napoli “L'Orientale”. Since 2011, he has been holds for EU translation. Maître de conférences at the Faculty of Law and Criminology, Université Libre de Bruxelles, The volume incorporates a range of sample where he teaches English for Legal studies and texts from a variety of EU official languages, is active in translation projects and liaison with provided in the source-language original and the European institutions. English target-language translation, in order to www.editions-universite-bruxelles.be INSTITUT D’ETUDES EUROPEENNES pages The Language of Europe_pages theothers in europe 22/09/14 14:14 Page1 pages The Language of Europe_pages theothers in europe 22/09/14 14:14 Page2 SERIES «ETUDES EUROPEENNES» Jean De Ruyt. L’Acte unique européen. Commentaire. M e édition. LTST. Le Parlement européen dans l’évolution institutionnelle. Ed. Jean-Victor Louis et Denis Waelbroeck. M e tirage. LTST. Mário Marques Mendes. Antitrust in a World of Interrelated Economies. The Interplay between Antitrust and Trade Policies in the US and the EEC. LTTL. L’espace audiovisuel européen. Ed. Georges Vandersanden. LTTL. Vers une nouvelle Europe ? Towards a New Europe ? Ed. Mario Telò. LTTM. L’Union européenne et les défis de l’élargissement. Ed. Mario Telò. LTTO. La réforme du système juridictionnel communautaire. Ed. Georges Vandersanden. LTTO. Quelle Union sociale européenne ? Acquis institutionnels, acteurs et défis. Ed. Mario Telò et Corinne Gobin. LTTO. Laurence Burgorgue-Larsen. L’Espagne et la Communauté européenne. L’Etat des autonomies et le processus d’intégration européenne. LTTP. Banking Supervision in the European Community. Institutional Aspects. Report of a Working Group of the ECU Institute under the Chairmanship of Jean-Victor Louis. LTTP, NKO pages. Pascal Delwit. Les partis socialistes et l’intégration européenne. France, Grande-Bretagne, Belgique. LTTP. Démocratie et construction européenne. Ed. Mario Telò. LTTP. Jörg Gerkrath. L’émergence d’un droit constitutionnel européen. Modes de formation et sources d’inspiration de la constitution des Communautés et de l’Union européenne. LTTR. L’Europe et les régions. Aspects juridiques. Ed. Georges Vandersanden, LTTR. L’Union européenne et le monde après Amsterdam. Ed. Marianne Dony. LTTT. Olivier Costa. Le Parlement européen, assemblée délibérante. MKKL. La reconnaissance mutuelle des décisions judiciaires pénales dans l’Union européenne. Ed. Gilles de Kerchove et Anne Weyembergh. MKKL. L’avenir du système juridictionnel de l’Union européenne. Ed. Marianne Dony et Emmanuelle Bribosia. MKKM. Quelles réformes pour l’espace pénal européen ? Ed. Gilles de Kerchove et Anne Weyembergh. MKKN. Paul Magnette. Contrôler l’Europe. Pouvoirs et responsabilité dans l’Union européenne. MKKN. Sécurité et justice : enjeu de la politique extérieure de l’Union européenne. Ed. Gilles de Kerchove et Anne Weyembergh. MKKN. Anne Weyembergh. L’harmonisation des législations : condition de l’espace pénal européen et révélateur de ses tensions. MKKO. La Grande Europe. Ed. Paul Magnette. MKKO. Vers une société européenne de la connaissance. La stratégie de Lisbonne (MKKK-MKLK). Ed. Maria João Rodrigues. MKKO. Commentaire de la Constitution de l’Union européenne. Ed. Marianne Dony et Emmanuelle Bribosia. MKKP. La confiance mutuelle dans l’espace pénal européen/Mutual Trust in the European Criminal Area. Ed. Gilles de Kerchove et Anne Weyembergh. MKKP. The gays’ and lesbians’ rights in an enlarged European Union. Ed. Anne Weyembergh and Sinziana Carstocea. MKKQ. Comment évaluer le droit pénal européen ?. Ed. Anne Weyembergh et Serge de Biolley. MKKQ. La Constitution européenne. Elites, mobilisations, votes. Ed. Antonin Cohen et Antoine Vauchez. MKKR. Les résistances à l’Europe. Cultures nationales, idéologies et stratégies d’acteurs. Ed. Justine Lacroix et Ramona Coman. MKKR. L’espace public européen à l’épreuve du religieux. Ed. François Foret. MKKR. Démocratie, cohérence et transparence : vers une constitutionnalisation de l’Union européenne ?. Ed. Marianne Dony et Lucia Serena Rossi. MKKS. L’Union européenne et la gestion de crises. Ed. Barbara Delcourt, Marta Martinelli et Emmanuel Klimis. MKKS. Sebastian Santander. Le régionalisme sud-américain, l’Union européenne et les Etats-Unis. MKKS. Denis Duez. L’Union européenne et l’immigration clandestine. De la sécurité intérieure à la construction de la communauté politique. MKKS. L’Union européenne : la fin d’une crise ?. Ed. Paul Magnette et Anne Weyembergh. MKKS. The evaluation of European Criminal Law : the example of the Framework Decision on combating trafficking in human beings. Ed. Anne Weyembergh & Veronica Santamaria. MKKT. Le contrôle juridictionnel dans l’espace pénal européen. Ed. Stefan Braum and Anne Weyembergh. MKKT. Les députés européens et leur rôle. Sociologie interprétative des pratiques parlementaires. Julien Navarro. MKKT. The future of mutual recognition in criminal matters in the European Union/L’avenir de la reconnaissance mutuelle en matière pénale dans l’Union européenne. Ed. Gisèle Vernimmen-Van Tiggelen, Laura Surano and Anne Weyembergh. MKKT. Sophie Heine, Une gauche contre l’Europe ? Les critiques radicales et altermondialistes contre l’Union européenne en France. MKKT. The Others in Europe. Ed. Saskia Bonjour, Andrea Rea and Dirk Jacobs, MKLL. EU counter-terrorism offences: What impact on national legislation and case-law?. Ed. Francesca Galli and Anne Weyembergh. MKLM. La dimension externe de l’espace de liberté, de sécurité et de justice au lendemain de Lisbonne et de Stockholm : un bilan à mi-parcours. Ed. Marianne Dony, MKLM. Approximation of substantive criminal law in the EU: The way forward. Ed. Francesca Galli and Anne Weyembergh, MKLN. Relations internationales. Une perspective européenne. Mario Telò. Préface de Robert O. Keohane, N e édition revue et augmentée. MKLN. Le traité instituant l’Union européenne : un projet, une méthode un agenda. Francesco Capotorti, Meinhard Hilf, Francis Jacobs, Jean-Paul Jacqué. Préface de Jean-Paul Jacqué et Jean-Victor Louis, Postface de Giorgio Napolitano, Me édition revue et augmentée sous la coordination de Marianne Dony et Jean-Victor Louis. MKLO pages The Language of Europe_pages theothers in europe 22/09/14
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