DIVERSE IMPLICATIONS OF GLOBALIZATION IN PERSPECTIVE / ԳԼՈԲԱԼԱՑՄԱՆ ՏԱՐԱԲՆՈՒՅԹ ԱՆԴՐԱԴԱՐՁԸ ՀԵՌԱՆԿԱՐՆԵՐՈՒՄ

The present article studies the prospects of the further development of globalization process in the context of translation activities. The article also discusses the controversial nature of the concept of globalization with its pros and cons. The establishment of a global language is quite an appealing prospect for international structures, which spend vast amounts of money on translation services. In the event of such development of the world situation, the translators’ specialty could even disappear altogether, as the global language could give an opportunity of free and unlimited communication at inter-society and inter-state levels, and the need for translations would naturally decrease. However, the current reality of the globalization process inevitably reveals the fact, that today national identity, state sovereignty, national language and culture are at stake and can be either absorbed or destroyed because of this process, and that seems to hinder the integration of humanity in the frames of globalization. Since language and culture are indissoluble notions, the global universal language can never lead to the establishment of global culture due to the so-called “human factor”, which includes national mentality and standards of value, behavior peculiarities and a number of other factors that constitute the elements of national culture. Therefore, it is becoming increasingly evident at present, that we should not promote the idea of spreading one global language, but emphasize and attach greater importance to the role of professional translators in the further development of humanity.