Posthumanist linguistic environmentalism : A legitimate concern in the era of digitalized translation and language production?

KAMENICKÁ, Renata. Posthumanist linguistic environmentalism : A legitimate concern in the era of digitalized translation and language production? In Who translates, who benefits? Digital Transation Work in Posthuman Multilingual Societies. Graz, 10 May 2023. 2023.

Basic information

• Original name: Posthumanist linguistic environmentalism : A legitimate concern in the era of digitalized translation and language production?
• Name in Czech: Posthumanistický lingvistický environmentalismus : legitimní agenda v éře digitálního překladu a jazykové produkce?
• Authors: KAMENICKÁ, Renata.
• Edition: Who translates, who benefits? Digital Transation Work in Posthuman Multilingual Societies. Graz, 10 May 2023, 2023.

Other information

• Original language: English
• Type of outcome: Presentations at conferences
• Field of Study: 60203 Linguistics
• Country of publisher: Germany
• Confidentiality degree: is not subject to a state or trade secret
• WWW: URL
• Organization unit: Faculty of Arts
• Keywords (in Czech): překladová ekologie; kognitivní lingvistický environmentalismus; NMT; AI; zóny jazykového prostředí
• Keywords in English: translation ecology; cognitive-linguistic environmentalism; NMT; AI; language-environment zones
• Tags: International impact, Reviewed

Abstract

The current boom in the use of MT and AI, in terms of (a) volumes, (b) diverse and nuanced modalities of use (including background or hidden uses), (c) degrees of integration within larger technology-related and other processes, and (d) varieties of users with varieties of immediate goals, is a major factor which may add to the already existing factors in the tradosphere and bring about irreversible or hard-to-reverse changes; Besides what has already been argued by others about the dangers the globalized translation economy poses to language (and thought) diversity, what may be particularly vulnerable to these changes is the until now rather exclusive link between human cognition and language, with implications for human cognition in general and/or possibly widening of the gap in access to opportunities for language-dependent development of thinking. In navigating this complex reality and possible scenarios of development, applying the metaphor of environment to verbal language as a significant layer of environment in which human lives, actions and interactions are taking place seems appropriate and useful. In this respect, frames of reference to engage (although not as a literal analogy) and inspiration can be drawn from environmental psychology and approaches to natural environment protection.

Links

• MUNI/A/1053/2022, interní kód MU: Name: Paradigms, strategies and developments - English linguistics and translation III

Investor: Masaryk University, Paradigms, strategies and developments - English linguistics and translation III