All cities are multilingual, but there are some where language
relations have a special importance. These are cities where more
than one historically rooted language community lays claim to the
territory of the city. This book focuses on four such
linguistically divided cities: Calcutta, Trieste, Barcelona and
Montreal.
As opposed to cities where communities are divided by violence
or war, these cities offer the possibility of creative interaction
across competing languages and this book examines the dynamics of
translation in these cities. By focusing on a category of cities
which has received little attention, this book will contribute to
our understanding of the kinds of language relations that sustain
the diversity of urban life.
Illustrated with photos and maps, Cities in Translation is both
a readable study for a wide-ranging audience and an important text
in advancing theory and methodology in translation studies.
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