Law and translation at the U.S.-Mexico border: Translation policy in a diglossic setting

Authors

Gabriel Gonzalez Nunez, The University of Texas Rio Grande ValleyFollow

Document Type

Book

Publication Date

4-21-2017

Abstract

Language regimes adopted by states can favour one group over all the others in a way that undermines minority groups. In essence, when multilingual societies are administered through a one-language regime, inequalities arise. This growing understanding has led States to come up with varying solutions, which in turn create a wide array of language policies. One aspect that all these policies have in common is that they involve choices about translation. Hoping to contribute to our understanding of such translation policies, this chapter describes translation policies as found in the judiciary and local government in Brownsville, Texas, USA. This can provide new insights on the use of translation policy among populations that are reported to be close to fully bilingual.

Comments

This is an Accepted Manuscript of a book chapter published by Routledge/CRC Press in Translation and Public Policy: Interdisciplinary Perspectives and Case Studies on 21 April 2017, available online: https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/e/9781315521770

Recommended Citation

González Núñez, G. (Ed.), Meylaerts, R. (Ed.). (2017). Translation and Public Policy. New York: Routledge, https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315521770

Publication Title

Translation and Public Policy Interdisciplinary Perspectives and Case Studies

DOI

10.4324/9781315521770