WILL THERE STILL BE A NEED FOR TRANSLATIONS IN THE YEAR 2000 OR WILL THERE BE JUST ONE UNIVERSALLY ACCEPTED LANGUAGE USED FOR SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL WRITING?

Abstract

Some time ago, I was asked if I would make a prediction for the year 2000 and describe the information world as I thought it would look with regard to translations at the turn of the millennium. At the time of being asked, the deadline was months away and I easily let my arm be twisted into taking part in this futurology exercise. More recently I was suddenly reminded of my promise and forced to seriously sit down, get out the crystal ball and organise my ideas on the subject.

Citation

Risseeuw, M. (1993), "WILL THERE STILL BE A NEED FOR TRANSLATIONS IN THE YEAR 2000 OR WILL THERE BE JUST ONE UNIVERSALLY ACCEPTED LANGUAGE USED FOR SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL WRITING?", Online and CD-Rom Review, Vol. 17 No. 4, pp. 237-238. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb024449