Translations

[Tom Lange <Tom_Lange -at- DELL -dot- COM>]

     I have been tasked with investigating ways to reduce translation costs
     for our localization efforts. We translate from US English to many
     languages.

     One of the areas I must investigate is a way to reduce or limit the
     words we use in our documentation set. I know that some years ago
     several companies used a limited set of words for their documentation
     efforts. Examples of these word sets were basic English, fundamental
     English, and structured English.

     I understand some companies use word lists and edit out many words
     that cause problems during the translation process.

     Questions:

     What do you do to reduce or control your translation costs?

     Do any of your companies still use a limited word set for controlling
     translation costs. If so, how do you implement and control the word
     set and how large is the word set?. How did you obtain or develop it?

     If you have lists of words that are not allowed, how long is the list?
     (and is it available? :-} )

     What other methods do you use to control translation costs?

     If you prefer, you can reply directly to tom_lange -at- us -dot- dell -dot- com -dot- 

     Thanks for any and all help.

     Tom Lange
     Manager, Technical Editing
     Information Development
     Dell Computer Corporation
     tom_lange -at- us -dot- dell -dot- com

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