Cabrita, Maria Eduarda MeloMealha, Isabel Maria Ferro, 1958-2013-03-142013-03-142012Revista Anglo Saxonica, Série III, Nº4. Lisboa: 2012. Pp. 53-720873-0628http://hdl.handle.net/10451/7971It is often argued that English holds a hegemonic position in several domains of 21st century everyday life with serious implications for national languages. This paper will give a brief overview of the all-pervading role of English in international communication and examine its relevance within such diverse areas as the educational system, cinema, television, literature and the press in Portugal with reference to lexical imports listed in the Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa Contemporânea, the Portuguese Academy of Sciences Dictionary, published in 2001. The paper will further discuss manifestations of interference in translated and non-translated legal and medical texts.engEILContractsMedical research articlesInterferencejournal article