Normalisation de la langue et de lecriture arabe : enjeux culturels regionaux et mondiaux

TL;DR

This paper discusses the challenges faced by the Arabic language and script due to international normative standards, emphasizing the need for modernization and integration with global standards to support knowledge society development.

Contribution

It proposes adopting ISO TC37 normative approaches to modernize Arabic terminology and align with international standards for better integration.

Findings

Unicode has addressed many technical writing difficulties.

Arabic terminology requires deep modernization.

ISO TC37 standards can facilitate integration with global knowledge systems.

Abstract

Arabic language and writing are now facing a resurgence of international normative solutions that challenge most of their local or network based operating principles. Even if the multilingual digital coding solutions, especially those proposed by Unicode, have solved many difficulties of Arabic writing, the linguistic aspect is still in search of more adapted solutions. Terminology is one of the sectors in which the Arabic language requires a deep modernization of its classical productivity models. The normative approach, in particular that of the ISO TC37, is proposed as one of the solutions that would allow it to combine with international standards to better integrate the knowledge society under construction. La langue et lecriture arabe sont aujourdhui confrontees a une recrudescence de solutions normatives internationales qui remettent en cause la plupart de leurs principes de fonctionnement en site ou sur les reseaux. Meme si les solutions du codage numerique multilingue, notamment celles proposees par Unicode, ont resolu beaucoup de difficultes de lecriture arabe, le volet linguistique est encore en quete de solutions plus adaptees. La terminologie est lun des secteurs dans lequel la langue arabe necessite une modernisation profonde de ses modeles classiques de production. La voie normative, notamment celle du TC37 de ISO, est proposee comme une des solutions qui lui permettrait de se mettre en synergie avec les referentiels internationaux pour mieux integrer la societe du savoir en voie de construction.