French term
dé-hiérarchisation des prises de parole
Les espaces électroniques se structurent donc en territoires qui chacun génèrent des usages, des codes et des modes relationnels qui leur sont propres. J.-F. Lyotard analysera ceci à partir de l’hypothèse postmoderne, montrant l’érosion subie par les grands discours d’explication du monde et emportant avec eux les autorités et les légitimités institutionnelles. Ceci s’illustrera particulièrement comme l’expression de la dé-hiérarchisation des prises de parole.
I understand the general idea (that just about anyone can start a blog and rant on and on), but any suggestions on how to render this a bit more elegantly?
Thank you in advance!
Jan 30, 2007 12:21: Charlie Bavington changed "Level" from "Non-PRO" to "PRO"
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Proposed translations
Fast and Accurate
Native in: English
Works in: Russian to English, French to English, Italian to English, and 1 more.
democratization of discourse/communication/discussion/expression
moving away from the right to speak out being linked to status
A difficult one to render in a way that is both concise and natural. Happy for anyone to improve upon this initial effort.
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Emma Paulay
: right to speak out is best, I think
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Thanks, Emma
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Marc Glinert
: I think we're singing from the same hymn book here, Rob, but it's hard to express it neatly
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Thanks Marc - it is indeed
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destructuring of the voicing of opinion.
Hassle-free translations for busy people
Native in: English 
Works in: French to English
unstructured discussion
If you buy into that idea, I would imagine you're quite able to come up with several suitable options, the above is just to illustrate the concept (!). Not sure whether the plural for "prises de p." is intended to indicate one person rambling on (in which case "discussion" might not fit) or several people taking turns - if it IS only about blogs, then perhaps the former and perhaps discussion not so good.
Anyway, it was the idea of focusing on the result, not the process, that I wanted to put forward....
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Note added at 1 hr (2007-01-30 12:23:47 GMT)
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also - informal, unfettered (!), random, ... you name it.
AND I did NOT vote for reclassification...
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Marc Glinert
: it's not so much the structure (or lack of structure) in the discussion Charlie, as far as I can make out, as the status of those taking part//I never read the explanation boxes!! only kidding, thanks Charlie
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As I said, my main point was to suggest that translating the end-result, rather than the process, might prove more fruitful. But putting "see below" as the headline is frowned upon, so I just put the 1st idea I had.
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freeing from precedence
20 years in financial services
Native in: English 
Works in: English to French, French to English
regardless of position or status
...would be my stab at this one Sylvia.
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Note added at 2 hrs (2007-01-30 13:22:02 GMT)
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ok I missed the de-, so make that:
" ...new-found right of...."
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