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UNHAPPY PROFESSIONALISM
Author(s) -
GEORGE H. V.
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
world englishes
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.6
H-Index - 49
eISSN - 1467-971X
pISSN - 0883-2919
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-971x.1981.tb00440.x
Subject(s) - portuguese , interpreter , linguistics , sociology , humanities , philosophy , computer science , programming language
Senhor Romero, a Portuguese, and Herr Svensson, a Swede, want to exchange information. The Portuguese language is a barrier to the Swede, as Swedish is to the Portuguese. What can they do?1. They can pay a translater/interpreter. 2. Sr. Romero can learn Swedish or Hr. Svensson can learn Portuguese. 3. They can use a third language which both know.