Développement Terminologique dans la Langue Ikwere par la Traduction Scientifique
Keywords:
traduction scientifique, développement terminologique, langue ikwéré, procédures de traduction, expansion lexicale, langues africaines, intellectualisation, scientific translation, terminological development, Ikwerre language, translation procedures, lexical expansion, African languages, intellectualizationAbstract
Résumé
Les langues africaines, telles que l’ikwéré, rencontrent des difficultés significatives dans l’expression des concepts scientifiques en raison d’un vocabulaire technique insuffisant. Cette limitation restreint leur usage dans l’enseignement, la recherche et l’élaboration des politiques publiques. Le présent texte de position soutient que la traduction scientifique constitue une stratégie efficace pour le développement terminologique en ikwéré, contribuant ainsi à l’expansion de son lexique spécialisé et à son intellectualisation. L’analyse s’appuie sur les procédures de traduction de Vinay et Darbelnet (1995), notamment l’emprunt, le calque, la modulation, la transposition et l’adaptation, comme mécanismes de création terminologique dans les langues à faible dotation lexicale. Les concepts centraux—développement terminologique, traduction scientifique et leur articulation fonctionnelle—sont examinés afin de démontrer leur rôle dans l’expansion lexicale sans perte de sens culturel. Les contre-arguments relatifs à l’incohérence linguistique et à l’imposition culturelle sont également analysés à la lumière d’expériences menées dans d’autres langues africaines. L’étude se conclut par des recommandations pratiques destinées aux terminologues et aux éducateurs.
African languages, such as Ikwerre, face significant difficulties in expressing scientific concepts due to an insufficient technical vocabulary. This limitation restricts their use in education, research, and public policy development. This position paper argues that scientific translation constitutes an effective strategy for terminological development in Ikwerre, thereby contributing to the expansion of its specialized lexicon and its intellectualization. The analysis is based on the translation procedures of Vinay and Darbelnet (1995), particularly borrowing, calque, modulation, transposition, and adaptation, as mechanisms for terminological creation in languages with limited lexical resources. The central concepts—terminological development, scientific translation, and their functional articulation—are examined in order to demonstrate their role in lexical expansion without loss of cultural meaning. Counterarguments relating to linguistic inconsistency and cultural imposition are also analyzed in light of experiences conducted in other African languages. The study concludes with practical recommendations intended for terminologists and educators.
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