Technical Writing in French in Canada: Results of Two Surveys
Most North American research into technical writing explores the profession as it is practised in English; investigation of technical writing in languages other than English centres mainly on technical translation. This paper points out that in Canada, and primarily in Quebec, there is a considerabl...
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Canadian Association for the Study of Discourse and Writing
1995-10-01
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| author | Pamela Russell Helene Cajolet-Laganiere Jacqueline Bosse-Andrieu |
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| description | Most North American research into technical writing explores the profession as it is practised in English; investigation of technical writing in languages other than English centres mainly on technical translation. This paper points out that in Canada, and primarily in Quebec, there is a considerable body of technical documentation written originally in French. Through an analysis of two surveys conducted by the authors it attempts to identify who these French-language professional and technical writers are, where and under what conditions they work, and what type of training they have. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ad6181eae1de4e828b8f568af6991e532022-12-22T01:00:35ZengCanadian Association for the Study of Discourse and WritingDiscourse and Writing/Rédactologie2563-73201995-10-011224975doi.org/10.31468/cjsdwr.400Technical Writing in French in Canada: Results of Two SurveysPamela Russell0Helene Cajolet-Laganiere1Jacqueline Bosse-Andrieu2Universite de SherbrookeUniversite de SherbrookeUniversity of Ottawa Most North American research into technical writing explores the profession as it is practised in English; investigation of technical writing in languages other than English centres mainly on technical translation. This paper points out that in Canada, and primarily in Quebec, there is a considerable body of technical documentation written originally in French. Through an analysis of two surveys conducted by the authors it attempts to identify who these French-language professional and technical writers are, where and under what conditions they work, and what type of training they have.https://journals.sfu.ca/dwr/index.php/dwr/article/view/400technical writingfrench |
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| title_short | Technical Writing in French in Canada: Results of Two Surveys |
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