<p dir="ltr"><b>The Role of English as a Pivot Language in Multilingual Translation</b></p>

This study investigates the effects of employing English as a pivot language in multilingual translation systems, employing a quantitative research methodology to derive insights from language translators. Data were collected from 340 language translators from 6 translation institutions in Southern Africa through a survey.

The data were analyzed using Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM). The results indicate that respondents generally perceived the use of English as a pivot language to be associated with higher perceived translation accuracy. The findings further suggest that, in multilingual institutional contexts where English functions as a dominant lingua franca, the use of English as a pivot language is associated with higher perceived translation consistency across diverse language pairs.