Languages Have No Natural Borders

Languages Have No Natural Borders

The Spread of Linguistic Waves in the Translation Industry

When we look at a language map in the translation industry, we can see that in some cases, two or three waves overlap, and moreover, merge in certain situations. To explain this in more detail, we can express it as follows: language has spatial boundaries within itself, but when it comes to using it as a tool in the field of business translation, we observe that it breaks its boundaries. In this respect, the different situations experienced by individuals who provide language services and have focused on the field of technical translation in certain areas undeniably highlight the situation. As you know, it is known that language groups have both unifying and separating forces within themselves. The waves of these forces can be easily observed in situations where language services and technical translation activities are carried out. Laws that govern habits, such as fashion, direct the spread of linguistic phenomena. In every human community, two opposing forces make their influence felt continuously and simultaneously. This fluctuation in the field of language has spread to a large extent to all institutions, both corporate and non-corporate, that work in the field of translation.

Linguistic Differentiation

In a monolingual community, when it is understood that linguistic unity varies from phenomenon to phenomenon, that not all innovations are generalized, and that spatial continuity does not prevent continuous differentiation, and only when this condition is met, can the working condition of a language developing in parallel in two separate regions be examined. The policy mostly followed by institutions providing services in the field of language services and technical translation is in this direction. In this way, translation differences also occur between institutions. The reason for this difference mostly arises from the fact that phenomena related to language do not operate in the same way on every translator. Accordingly, the separating force balances the effect of the opposing force. In this way, a more expansionist policy is followed in translation studies. Depending on the changes that language undergoes within itself every day, it is observed that some changes also occur in the hands of translators and those working in the field of translation. This further increases our ability to make meaning both in the field of language and in the area surrounded by language.

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