Plain Language for Translators

Lynne Bowker

2026. g. marts · Taylor & Francis

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Readers shouldn’t need to struggle to understand documents. Whether they are reading a form to request government services, a contract for a mobile phone plan, or a patient information leaflet for prescription medication, people deserve to understand the documents that they read. Social justice, risk management, and a desire to extend the reach of the message are driving the fast-growing demand for plain language documents, and translators are well placed to help meet this demand. Written by an experienced translator and translation educator, Plain Language for Translators responds to the need for an accessible introduction to the main issues involved in designing, developing, and evaluating plain language documents in communicative settings such as government, legal, health, and science communication. It details the benefits of providing plain language documents and explains how translators’ skills can be transferred to plain language writing.

This book provides practical guidance on implementing and evaluating the plain language principles of relevance, findability, understandability, and usability, as well as information about pertinent tools. Closely related concepts such as document design, inclusive language, easy language, and controlled language are also explored.

Each chapter includes key questions, discussion topics, activities, and suggestions for further reading – all designed to empower translators to develop the skills needed to work as plain language practitioners.

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Lynne Bowker is Full Professor and Canada Research Chair in Translation, Technologies, and Society in the Department of Languages, Linguistics, and Translation at Université Laval in Quebec, Canada. She is a certified translator and editor of the journal Digital Translation. Her most recent book is De-mystifying Translation: Introducing Translation to Non-translators (Routledge 2023).

Lynne Bowker is Full Professor and Canada Research Chair in Translation, Technologies, and Society in the Department of Languages, Linguistics, and Translation at Université Laval in Quebec, Canada. She is a certified translator and editor of the journal Digital Translation. Her most recent book ...

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