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Chinese and English are the world’s largest languages, and the number of interpreter-mediated interactions involving Chinese and English speakers has increase

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"A fascinating examination of how an English-language mandate at a Japanese firm, Rakuten, unfolded over time and how employees reacted to it"--Back of jacket.