A need for foreign-language policies at tourist destinations in South Africa : Case study: 'Cradle of humankind' World Heritage Site.
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2008-10-03T09:09:34Z
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Turcato, Aurélien Roman
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This study examines the availability of translated material into foreign languages, more
specifically into French, at tourist destinations in South Africa. The Cradle of
Humankind is chosen to carry out a case study and to show the lack of material
available in languages other than English and the subsequent need for the
development of a foreign-language policy.
This study attempts to show the way forward by translating Maropeng’s miniguidebook
into French based on a prior analysis of the original English text following
Nord’s translation-relevant text analysis model.
Furthermore, this study is not an end in itself but a step toward a better representation
of official South African languages as an integral part of language policies throughout
the country, as suggested by the Constitution.
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language policy, translation, tourism, Maropeng