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The Impact of Kiswahili and its Varieties on the Accuracy of Translation Services: A Case Study of the Work of Translators Without Borders in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Koran, Alexandra Sue
Koran, Alexandra Sue
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This thesis explores the relationship between Kiswahili and language services, namely translation. It examines how Kiswahili emerged and spread, its standardization, current language policies in East and Central African countries, organizations that have been involved in its development, and the scholarship on translation with regard to Kiswahili. Using a case study of the work of Translators Without Borders in the Democratic Republic of Congo, this thesis demonstrates that the presence and prevalence of dialectal variation in the language impacts the accuracy of translations provided to different speakers. The thesis recommends that language services, most often utilizing the standardized form of Kiswahili, must work to account for variation within the language if such services are to provide accurate translations to different groups of Kiswahili speakers.
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2023-05-31
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University of Kansas
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African studies, Language, Kiswahili, Translation, Varieties