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SHS Web of Conferences
Volume 146, 2022
ICODOC 2021 : Le savoir au prisme du langage. Acquisition, transmission, manifestations
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Article Number | 01004 | |
Number of page(s) | 11 | |
Section | Savoirs et société | |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/shsconf/202214601004 | |
Published online | 23 September 2022 |
Overcoming language barriers on the way to knowledge. Linguistic reflections on German Easy Language as a tool for barrier-free information and participation
1 Leipzig University, Geisteswissenschaftliches Zentrum, Beethovenstraße 15, 04107 Leipzig, Germany
2 Laboratoire Savoirs, Textes, Langage (UMR 8163 – CNRS), BP 60149, 59653 Villeneuve d’Ascq Cedex, France
* Corresponding author: julia.fuchs@uni-leipzig.de
The present article sheds light on the interplay between texts written in standard language, knowledge, and participation and, this way, makes aware of the fact that access to (action-enabling) knowledge largely depends on language and reading skills. Against this background, the article presents the concept of German Easy Language (“Leichte Sprache”) as a tool for barrier-free information and participation for individuals with limited language and/or reading skills and reflects critically its potentials and problems from a linguistic perspective.
Résumé
Le présent article met en lumière l’interaction entre les textes écrits dans la langue standard, le savoir et la participation et, de cette manière, fait prendre conscience du fait que l'accès au savoir (permettant l’action) dépend largement des compétences linguistiques et de lecture. Dans ce contexte, l’article présente le concept de langue facile allemande (“Leichte Sprache”) en tant qu'outil d’information et de participation sans barrière pour les personnes ayant des compétences linguistiques et/ou de lecture limitées et réfléchit de manière critique à ses potentiels et problèmes d’un point de vue linguistique.
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