Linguistic Testing
Linguistic testing services are a key component to ensure your product functions properly across all locales and works for your target audience.
Linguistic Testing goes beyond Translation Quality
Linguistic testing deals with interactive and functional components, ensuring that translations not only make linguistic sense but also align seamlessly with the overall user experience. This is another iterative process of content finalization that adds a layer of assurance that the localized content fulfills its purpose.
Linguistic testing scrutinizes every aspect, from the clarity of error messages to the appropriateness of content within local norms. It identifies truncations, overlaps, or misalignments that can hinder user experience. Furthermore, it ensures that symbols, colors, images, and other non-textual elements align with cultural expectations, preventing potential misunderstandings or unintentional offences.
Companies that implement linguistic testing into their localization workflow essentially show respect to its local users, which in turn contributes to all customer-facing KPI’s such as new user acquisition and existing user retention. Culturally attuned product always garners respect and loyalty from its global audience.
With our linguistic testing services and language validation services, you can be confident that your content is technically flawless and works for your business and your customers.
Native provides full linguistic testing, including:
- Ensuring accuracy and functionality across all locales
- Ensuring language register suitability for the purpose
- Testing of localized elements (units of measure, dates, etc.)
FAQ
We are highly skilled in the language of globalization, with a deep understanding of the complexities of language, culture, and logistics.
Linguistic testing is a process of testing the linguistic aspects of a product or content to ensure it functions properly and effectively in different locales or languages.
Linguistic testing is important to ensure the accuracy, consistency, and suitability of the language and content in different locales. It helps to identify linguistic errors, cultural inconsistencies, or issues with localized elements such as units of measure, dates, and times.
The benefits include ensuring the functionality of a product or content in different locales or languages, improving user experience, and avoiding potential cultural misunderstandings.
Experienced linguists, language experts, or localization professionals with expertise in the target language and culture are best suited for linguistic testing.
The process involves evaluating the language and content of a product or content in different locales or languages to ensure functionality, suitability, and accuracy. This can include testing localized elements, checking for linguistic and cultural consistency, and identifying and resolving any issues or errors.
