Article
Controlled language - Does my company need it?
ATA Chronicle
(2010)
Abstract
A controlled language is a natural language, as opposed to an artificial or constructed language. Natural languages such as English or German are languages that are used by humans for general communication. A controlled language differs from the general language in two significant ways: 1. The grammar rules of a controlled language are typically more restrictive than those of the general language. 2. The vocabulary of a controlled language typically contains only a fraction of the words that are permissible in the general language.
Keywords
- controlled language,
- controlled authoring,
- translation process,
- corporate translation,
- writing for translation,
- content management,
- terminology management,
- terminology,
- uwe muegge,
- monterey institute of international studies,
- monterey institute,
- csoft,
- medl10n
Disciplines
Publication Date
2010
Citation Information
Uwe Muegge. "Controlled language - Does my company need it?" ATA Chronicle Vol. 39 Iss. 3 (2010) Available at: http://works.bepress.com/uwe_muegge/38/