意大利拟立法禁用英语，违者最高罚款10万欧元！

近日，意大利政府提出一项新的提案，建议立法限制本国人在正式交流中使用英语或其他外语词汇，以保护意大利语。

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Italians who use English and other foreign words in official communications could face fines of up to €100,000 ($108,705) under new legislation introduced by Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's Brothers of Italy party.

Fabio Rampelli, a member of the lower chamber of deputies, introduced the legislation, which is supported by the prime minister.

While the legislation encompasses all foreign languages, it is particularly geared at “Anglomania” or use of English words, which the draft states “demeans and mortifies” the Italian language.

Anglomania：“亲英综合征”，指对英格兰或英格兰习俗疯狂迷恋

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The bill requires anyone who holds an office in public administration to have “written and oral knowledge and mastery of the Italian language.”

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It also prohibits use of English in official documentation, including “acronyms and names” of job roles in companies operating in the country. The first article of the legislation guarantees that even in offices that deal with non Italian-speaking foreigners, Italian must be the primary language used.

It would make Italian “mandatory for the promotion and use of public goods and services in the national territory.” Not doing so could garner fines between €5,000 and €100,000.

意大利并不是欧洲唯一一个抵制英语的国家。

据英国《卫报》去年5月报道， 法国也曾开展了长达数百年的维护法语“纯洁性”的斗争，最新的努力则是要彻底修改英语电子游戏术语的使用规则。

French officials continued their centuries-long battle to preserve the purity of the language, overhauling the rules on using English video game jargon, the Guardian reported last May.

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法国电子游戏行业充斥着英语用词，这对于非游戏玩家来说可能成为一种“理解障碍”。

The video game sector was rife with anglicisms that could act as “a barrier to understanding” for non-gamers.

anglicism /ˈæŋɡlɪsɪzəm/：英式用语，英式说法（指从英语中借用的词语）

因此，法国宣布禁止使用游戏领域的英语术语，由法语词汇来代替。

在法国官方给出的几个替代术语中，有“云游戏”（cloud gaming）和“电子竞技”（eSports），前者变成了“jeu video en nuage”，后者现在被翻译为“jeu video de competition”。

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早在1994年8月，法国国民议会就颁布《法语使用法》，又称“杜蓬法”。该法规定：公共场所的标语、公告等必须使用法语，如果是引进的广告，原文旁必须附加字体不小于原文的法语；召开国际会议，主办者需提供所有文件的法语概要等。

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