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La divinité et politique linguistique familiale : Une étude de cas de deux familles d'origine indienne en Finlande
No full textInternational audienceThis paper examines the intersection of religion and language practices within Muslim families of Indian origin in Finland through an ethnographic and sociolinguistic lens. Drawing on case studies of two Muslim families—one in Vaasa and another in Helsinki/Espoo. —I demonstrate how religious imperatives significantly influence family language policy in diasporic contexts. The research reveals how sacred languages occupy privileged positions within these households, with Qur'anic Arabic functioning as the primary liturgical language despite having limited utility in the broader Finnish society.The study highlights the distinctive role of Urdu as a secondary religious language that serves as a cultural connector to Islamic identity, functioning as a repository of religious knowledge and cultural heritage. Notably, Finnish, despite being the dominant societal language, remains conspicuously absent from religious domains within these families. This linguistic compartmentalization reflects broader patterns of identity negotiation in migration contexts, where families invest considerable resources in transmitting sacred languages to second-generation members as a means of preserving religious heritage.Through methodologically rigorous ethnographic fieldwork and sociolinguistic analysis, this study illuminates how religious imperatives fundamentally shape family language policies in migration contexts. The data demonstrate that without the religious motivation to maintain sacred languages, these families would likely experience accelerated attrition of their heritage language, Urdu. This finding suggests that religious practice serves as a critical mechanism for language maintenance in diasporic settings. For the families under investigation, linguistic access to the divine operates as a powerful counterforce to societal pressures toward linguistic assimilation, with sacred languages consistently prioritized over the dominant societal language in religious domains. This pattern reveals how family language policy functions not merely as a pragmatic communication strategy but as a vital site where religious identity is actively negotiated, preserved, and transmitted intergenerationally in diasporic environments.Bibliography :Haque, Shahzaman. Forthcoming. Influence of language in practicing Islam : Case of Urdu and other languages in Pakistan and in India. In: S. Sharbawi, Nur Amali Aminnuddin and Majdey Zawawi. Language in Islam. Springer. Haque, Shahzaman. 2020. Language use and Islamic practices in multilingual Europe. Signs and Society 8 (3), 401-425.Sari, A. P., & Moore, L. C. (2024). Learning Qur’anic Arabic in a virtual village: Family religious language policy in transnational Indonesian Muslim families. International Journal of Bilingualism, 0(0).Spolsky, B. (2003). Religion as a site of language contact, Annual Review of Applied Linguistics, 23, 81-94.van Tubergen, Frank. 2013. Religious change of new immigrants in the Netherlands: The event of migration. Social Science Research 42 (3), 715-725
Developing an Annotation Guide for Lexical Error Analysis in L2 Chinese Learner Corpora
No full textInternational audienceThe study of lexical errors in second language acquisition (SLA) is crucial for understanding interlanguage development and enhancing language teaching practices. While substantial progress has been made in classifying lexical errors for Indo-European languages, research on lexical errors in L2 Chinese remains scattered and inconsistent. This paper presents an annotation guide for analyzing lexical errors in L2 Chinese learner corpora, designed to support the systematic and consistent identification of lexical errors across different learner profiles.Drawing on established error classification frameworks (e.g., Llach 2005, 2011; Zhang & Lu 2021), the guide categorizes errors based on formal, semantic, and pragmatic criteria. The annotation process is guided by two key questions: What is the error? (identification of the error type) and Why did the error occur? (hypothesis about the error source). This dual perspective not only increases the precision of error analysis but also sheds light on the cognitive processes that may contribute to learners' mistakes. The framework includes categories such as grammatical class confusion, incorrect collocations, assumed synonymy, and L1 transfer, with refined definitions to prevent overlaps found in earlier taxonomies.A pilot implementation of the guide on a corpus of French-speaking learners of Chinese demonstrates its applicability and adaptability to different learner profiles. Consistent annotation of lexical errors contributes to the construction of standardized learner corpora, providing valuable data for SLA research and pedagogical applications. This study aims to promote a more transparent and reproducible method for lexical error analysis, enabling cross- linguistic comparisons and deepening our understanding of lexical acquisition in L2 Chinese
Le dictionnaire comme description de contact et comme moyen de contact : une étude de cas sur le Dictionnaire Français-Lolo, dialecte gni du i père Paul Vial
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Contribution d'étudiants en formation aux besoins terminologiques d'un musée : aspects didactiques
No full textInternational audienceWe describe a collaborative terminology management project for the translation department of the Louvre Museum, carried out by a team of students training to become professional translators in an academic environment. Within this project, we examine the encounter between digital humanities, collaborative terminology management and pedagogical aspects. We are focusing on two areas: the long-term nature of the project and the search for the best tools for carrying it out.Nous décrivons un projet de gestion terminologique outillée et collaborative au service du département de la traduction du musée du Louvre, mené par une équipe d'étudiants en formation de traducteurs professionnels en milieu académique. Au sein de ce projet, nous examinons la rencontre entre les humanités numériques, la gestion collaborative de la terminologie et les aspects pédagogiques de cette pratique. Deux axes retiennent notre attention : l'inscription de ce projet dans la durée et la recherche des meilleurs outils pour le mener à bien
JIAMCATT 2025 in Geneva: efficient machines for healthy minds?
No full textAt the 2025 JIAMCATT meeting, which had the theme of "Minds & Machines: Solving the Quality Puzzle", the need for systems in which human expertise and machine capabilities work together to enhance quality while addressing specific constraints was emphasised. Professionals were encouraged to "design frameworks for the future that foster innovation, foresight and resilience, while supporting skill development and teamwork". JIAMCATT (the International Annual Meeting on Computer-Assisted Translation and Terminology) provides its participants with a forum for debate and the exchange of expertise and cooperation
Les mots des maux : conflictualité foncière et subjectivation politique au Mali
No full textInternational audienceThis article explores the discursive productions linked to numerous land disputes reported by digital media, close to the common sense in Mali. Beyond these trouble causes and limits of regulation in rural and urban contexts, quantitative approach enables us to focus on the feeling of affairs described as a powder keg for the whole country. With their comments, authors and readers recall the moral order that underpins their understanding of things but offer different versions of this “land bomb”. The article examines the political subjectivities arising from the airing of complaints and the expression of resentments. From the 2012 President eviction, to the 2020 new “transition”, it analyses what these frustrations say about Mali’s governance.Cet article explore les productions discursives liées aux conflits fonciers rapportés en grand nombre par une presse numérique proche du sens commun au Mali. Au-delà des causes et des limites de régulation de ces tensions, rurales et urbaines, l’approche quantitative permet de se concentrer sur le ressenti d’affaires décrites comme un poudrière pour tout le pays. Auteurs, lecteurs et commentaires rappellent l’ordre moral censé fonder la compréhension des choses, mais offrent différentes versions de cette « bombe du foncier ». L’article interroge les subjectivités politiques nées de l’exposé des plaintes et de l’expression des ressentiments. Du dégagement présidentiel de 2012 à la nouvelle « transition » de 2020, il analyse ce que ces frustrations disent de la gouvernance du Mali
La syntaxe du discours rapporté en kafire (langue sénoufo de Côte d’Ivoire) : une approche lexicale-fonctionnelle
No full textThis thesis explores the syntax of reported speech constructions in Kafire, a little-described Senufo language. These constructions, consisting of a reporting segment and a reported segment, are often assimilated to complementation constructions due to their structural similarity. However, research has shown that this assimilation is sometimes inaccurate, particularly when the reported segment does not function as an embedded subordinate clause. This is what happens in Kafire, which makes an analysis in terms of complementation inappropriate. The study proposes an alternative analysis of the syntax of reported speech in Kafire within the framework of Lexical-Functional Grammar (LFG). According to this analysis, the reported segment is not an argument of the reporting segment’s verb but restricts the referent of a category within the reporting segment, particularly a manner demonstrative pronoun. From a cross-linguistic perspective, this analysis is applicable to other languages, particularly Senufo and Mande languages. It also highlights an affinity between the reported segment and certain complex linguistic categories, such as ideophones, onomatopoeias, and representational gestures. The analysis has been implemented in the Xerox Linguistic Environment (XLE), allowing for the testing and evaluation of its coherence and plausibility. Additionally, the study documents and uses the data of the traditional narrative genres of the Kafibele people, which are now endangered. It thus bridges field linguistics and formal linguistics.Cette thèse explore la syntaxe des constructions de discours rapporté en kafire, une langue sénoufo peu décrite. Ces constructions, comprenant un discours citant et un discours cité, sont souvent assimilées aux constructions de complémentation en raison de leur similitude structurelle. Toutefois, des recherches montrent que cette assimilation est parfois inexacte, notamment lorsque le discours cité ne fonctionne pas comme une proposition subordonnée enchâssée. C’est ce qui se passe en kafire, rendant une analyse en termes de complémentation inappropriée. L’étude propose une analyse alternative du discours rapporté en kafire dans le cadre de la Grammaire Lexicale-Fonctionnelle (LFG). Selon cette analyse, le discours cité n’est pas un argument du verbe du discours citant, mais restreint le référent d’une catégorie du discours citant, en particulier un pronom démonstratif de manière. D’un point de vue interlinguistique, cette analyse est applicable à d’autres langues, notamment aux langues sénoufo et mandé. Elle met également en évidence une affinité entre le discours cité et certaines catégories linguistiques complexes telles que les idéophones, les onomatopées et les gestes représentatifs. L’analyse proposée a été implémentée dans l’environnement XLE (Xerox Linguistic Environment), permettant d’en tester la cohérence et la plausibilité. Par ailleurs, l’étude documente et utilisepar la même occasion les données des genres narratifs traditionnels des Kafibele, aujourd’hui en danger. Elle conjugueainsi linguistique de terrain et linguistique formelle
From torpedoes to pingers: a two centuries-long perspective on the management of interactions between fisheries and small cetaceans in the French Bay of Biscay
No full textInternational audienceInteractions between fisheries and small cetaceans, such as dolphins and porpoises, have been documentedin the French Bay of Biscay for centuries, raising both ecological and socio-economical concerns. Efforts tomanage and mitigate these interactions have long been a priority. This study aims to analyze the socio-environmental factors that have shaped management strategies in France over the past two centuries, withthe goal of identifying insights to inform future solutions. The analysis involved a comprehensive review ofhundreds of archival records, government reports, fisheries literature, and scientific studies spanning fromthe 16th century to the present. This approach identified three distinct phases of management: 1 widespreadculling campaigns from the 19th century to the mid-20th century, organized by the government, the fishingand scientific community, and supported by the public, whereby destructive methods, including militaryvessels deploying torpedoes, were used to reduce competition with fisheries; 2 the post-World War II era,characterized by institutional restructuring, the introduction of protective legislation for cetaceans, andgrowing scientific and public awareness of conservation needs; and 3 the late 20th century to the present,marked by a shift towards ecosystem-based approaches, including bycatch mitigation measures such asacoustic deterrent devices, gear modifications, and temporary fisheries closures. There has been a clear shiftin management focus, from prioritizing fisheries' interests for over a century to a more integrated approachbalancing conservation, sustainable exploitation and socioeconomic goals in recent decades. However,contemporary measures remain contentious, with ongoing debates about both their efficacy in achievingconservation objectives and their socio-economic impact on the fishing industry. By contextualizinghistorical management efforts, this study highlights the interplay of ecological, social, and economic driversthat have influenced how marine resources are managed and underscores the need to account for differentstakeholder perspectives when seeking evidence-based solutions to ocean management problems