Boffin Inc Canada Local time: 12:27 Member (2008) English to Chinese + ...
Dec 14, 2009
We are translating a manual for the Algerian market, but I'm not sure whether French used in Algeria is different from that used in France. If there is no difference, then we can just use the same French translators for French in France. Any one have any idea? Thanks in advance.
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Neil Coffey United Kingdom Local time: 17:27 Member (2009) French to English + ...
The *standard* language is practically identical
Dec 14, 2009
I've worked with one or two Algerian translators and I've also translated French documents produced in Algeria, and my understanding is that the variety of French perceived as "standard" in Algeria, as you'll find in the kinds of formal, written documents that people tend to translate, is essentially same, bar the occasional item of vocabulary to refer to Algeria-specific concepts as you'd expect.
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Lingua 5B Bosnia and Herzegovina Local time: 18:27 Member (2009) English to Croatian + ...
Depends on the subject-matter
Dec 14, 2009
To my understanding, the administrative and academic French would be more universal and standardized, whereas culturally-related language ( especially slang) will be inflected and diversified. This is nothing new, a basic universal grammar principle.
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Boffin Inc Canada Local time: 12:27 Member (2008) English to Chinese + ...
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Thank you for your comments
Dec 14, 2009
Thanks Neil, and Lingua 5B (Sorry I don't how to address you).
So, for the manual translation, I guess I can use translators in France if no appropriate resource from Algeria can be found, right? Manuals certainly should use standard language. That's not bad.. At least I have some backups there.
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. At least I have some backups there.