Statistics on the language industry
Can the Dream become True?
Nino Platteel
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Contents:
Main issue: delineation of the sectors belonging
to the language industry
1. Classifications:
- Basics
- Activity and Product classifications
- International aspects
2. Language industry in international classifications
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Statistical classifications
Classifications group and organize information
meaningfully and systematically
Classifications:• Set of well-described categories• Exhaustive• Mutually exclusive• Structured, often hierarchical• Categories as homogeneous as possible• Stable
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Statistical classifications
Based on kind of productive activity
grouping units in industries
industry is defined as the set of all
production units engaged primarily in the
same or similar kinds of productive activity.
Activity classification:
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Statistical classifications
Classified according to principal activity
output produced for third parties
Ancillary activities: bookkeeping, storage, etc. but also translation services in multi national(Supporting main activity)
Other auxiliary activities: integrated in the output of main activity
Activity classification:
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Statistical classifications
Criteria to create separate categories:
• User needs
• Sufficiently important
• Covering important part of the activity
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Statistical classifications
Activity classification is not designed to measure product data at any detailed level
Separate classification based on theintrinsic characteristics of the goods or the nature of the services rendered
But: can be linked to activity in which the goods or services are mainly produced (criterion of industrial origin) Classification of Products by Activity
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Statistical classifications
Differences:
Activity classification: Grouping all units producing for example paper as
principal activity (institutional approach)
Product classification:All production of paper irrespective of the
enterprises within which these goods are produced (functional approach)
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Statistical classifications
International aspects:
Specific detail available only at national level
At international level less detail but harmonised
“lowest common multiple!”
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International Statistical classifications
Activities Products
World ISIC Rev. 4 CPC HS
Europe NACE Rev.2 CPA / Prodcom
CN
Member States
National version NACE
National version CPA / Prodcom
CN
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Language industry (1)
Activity Product
Language teaching
Education, NACE 85 CPA 85.5
Translation Translation and
interpretation services
NACE 74.30
CPA 74.30.11
Interpreting CPA 74.30.12
Technology tools
Computer programming activities, NACE 62.01
CPA 62.01
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Language industry (2)
Activity Product
Subtitling and dubbing
Motion picture, video and television programme post-production services NACE 59.12
Part of:
CPA 59.12.16
CPA 59.12.17
Software localisation
Software publishing services NACE 58.2
(Computer programming activities NACE 62.01)
CPA 58.2
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Language industry (3)
Activity Product
Conference organisation
Organisation of conventions and trade shows NACE 82.30
Part of:
CPA 82.30.11
Consultancy Business and other management consultancy activities NACE 70.22
CPA
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Conclusions
Translation and Interpretation: - Statistics available- Further detail possible at “product” level
Other sectors of language industry:- In general no statistics available- For few sectors some statistics possible at “product” level
But: New statistics not be easily accepted because of budgetary situation at statistical offices!
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