Conference_programme: 20.4 - Soundscape in Standarization
Lecture: Linguistic issues we must resolve before the standardization of soundscape research
Author(s): Nagahata Koji
Summary:
As the definition in ISO 12913-1 clearly shows, soundscape is the understanding of a certain acoustic environment by people. However, human understanding depends highly on the languages people use, and therefore the understandings of soundscapes by different peoples will also depend to some degree on the language they employ. Since these international standards will be used by people from different language backgrounds, we should be aware of the effects that various terminologies have on the understandings of soundscape. Similarly, the creators of international standards of soundscape should thoroughly consider the effects of certain translations on various peoples’ perception of soundscapes. This paper therefore discusses some of the linguistic related questions regarding soundscape research that we must answer before the standardizing of soundscape research.
Corresponding author
Name: Dr Koji Nagahata
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Country: Japan
