How to deal with gender-sensitive use of the German language?
Thread poster: Hans Lenting
Hans Lenting
Hans Lenting
Netherlands
Member (2006)
German to Dutch
May 18, 2022

See: https://www.duden.de/sprachwissen/sprachratgeber/Geschlechtergerechter-Sprachgebrauch

You'll have to make some adjustments to your Preferences. Note that these are tied to Project Templates (if you use them).

Make sure that * _ : and / are removed from here:

1

Add * _ : and / here:

Screen Shot 2022-05-18 at 16.11.53

Restart CafeTran Espresso, now the term recognition works for gender-sensitive terms:

Vom amtlichen Regelwerk nicht abgedeckt sind Schreibweisen wie die folgenden:

mit Genderstern (Asterisk): Schüler*innen
mit Binnen-I (wortinterne Großschreibung): SchülerInnen
mit Gender-Gap (Unterstrich; Doppelpunkt): Schüler_innen; Schüler:innen
mit Schrägstrich ohne Ergänzungsstrich: Schüler/innen

Übersetzer*innen, ÜbersetzerInnen, Übersetzer_innen, Übersetzer:innen, Übersetzer/innen


3

Note that you'll have to use a segmentation rule that doesn't create new segments after a colon.

[Edited at 2022-05-18 14:14 GMT]


Matthias Brombach
 
Gerard Barry
Gerard Barry
Germany
Local time: 13:46
German to English
. May 18, 2022

I'm not currently working as a translator but if I were I'd refuse as much as possible to translate texts that use so-called "gender-neutral" language.

Christel Zipfel
Wolfgang Schoene
MollyRose
Marina Steinbach
 


To report site rules violations or get help, contact a site moderator:

Moderator(s) of this forum
Natalie[Call to this topic]

You can also contact site staff by submitting a support request »

How to deal with gender-sensitive use of the German language?






Trados Business Manager Lite
Create customer quotes and invoices from within Trados Studio

Trados Business Manager Lite helps to simplify and speed up some of the daily tasks, such as invoicing and reporting, associated with running your freelance translation business.

More info »
Wordfast Pro
Translation Memory Software for Any Platform

Exclusive discount for ProZ.com users! Save over 13% when purchasing Wordfast Pro through ProZ.com. Wordfast is the world's #1 provider of platform-independent Translation Memory software. Consistently ranked the most user-friendly and highest value

Buy now! »