[joannavenneri]

The point here is that this is not a foreign language issue at all. The name of a country is not a foreign word. See Formats Rule 1 section 6a(1). Foreign proper names used in an English context are considered to be anglicized. And with all proper names, contraction usage is a matter of judgment. In consultation with Saralyn, we agreed that the BE contraction would be used, based on the pronunciation of similar words and proper nouns.

Hope this helps.

--Joanna

[joannavenneri]

Obtain the NBA Interim Manual for Foreign Language Braille Transcribing by contacting the NBA office. This manual has the dot assignments for many foreign languages, including Latin, and it also has the formatting rules for foreign languages, such as use and non-use of contracted braille and so forth.

--Joanna

[joannavenneri]

The Interim Manual for Foreign Language Braille Transcribing is based on BANA rules and of course BANA is the Braille Authorith of NORTH AMERICA and does not directly cover these other languages. The intent has always been to provide English speakers the ability to access foreign language instruction materials that are typically used in the educational setting.

However, there may be some strategies to suggest, based upon the coverage and the rules we do have. What is the nature of the document? Why are so many languages in it? Is this actually a translation of a small English document into all there other languages? Unfortunately, there may not be BANA coverage for languages using non-Latin alphabets, like Korean and Chinese. Can you send some represenative pages?

--Joanna

[joannavenneri]

Thanks, will do. This information is needed for my manuscript certification.

Thanks, bh

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