Improvising Language Capability: The British Army's Corps of Interpreters, 1914–1915

IF 0.2 4区社会学 Q2 HISTORY

War in History Pub Date : 2023-01-18 DOI:10.1177/09683445221140305

J. Beach, James Bruce

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Abstract

This article examines the British army's short-lived Corps of Interpreters on the Western Front during the early stages of the First World War. It begins by establishing a benchmark for the regular army's French language capability in 1914. It then explores the interpreters’ recruitment process, employment, and the corps’ subsequent dissolution. Further insight into their motivation and suitability is then determined through a prosopographical analysis of their backgrounds and accounts of their employment. Overall, the article provides an important case study of the pitfalls of improvising military language capability during a crisis.

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即兴语言能力:1914-1915年英国陆军翻译军团

本文考察了第一次世界大战初期英国军队在西线的短暂的翻译军团。它首先在1914年为正规军的法语能力建立了一个基准。然后探讨了口译员的招聘过程、就业以及随后的解散。进一步深入了解他们的动机和适用性，然后通过对他们的背景和就业账户的外形分析来确定。总的来说，这篇文章提供了一个重要的案例研究，在危机中即兴发挥军事语言能力的陷阱。

本文章由计算机程序翻译，如有差异，请以英文原文为准。

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