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inhaltliche Ausdifferenzierung

English translation: differentiation as regards content; content differentiation

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German term or phrase:inhaltliche Ausdifferenzierung
English translation:differentiation as regards content; content differentiation
Entered by: Gert Sass (M.A.)

16:37 May 11, 2004
German to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Government / Politics
German term or phrase: inhaltliche Ausdifferenzierung
"Inhaltliche Ausdifferenzierung verschiedener Rechtsbereiche". Not much context, I'm afraid, as this is a bullet point in a list. The text is about civil rights.
SEH
Local time: 06:20
differentiation of legal areas / domains as regards content
Explanation:
Der Terminus stammt bekanntlich aus Luhmanns Systemtheorie. Dabei handelt es sich um einen irreversibel evolutionären Prozess in reflexiver Form: Etwas differenziert *sich* aus, nicht: Jemand differenziert zwischen A, B und C.
Daher das "of" anstelle von "between".
Selected response from:

Gert Sass (M.A.)
Germany
Local time: 06:20
Grading comment
Yes, I think you're right that the process of differentiation is within the areas themselves, and not between them. But I think it needs to be paraphrased, otherwise it sounds too translated. Something about the definitions becoming more detailed perhaps...
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Summary of answers provided
3 +2substantive differentiation between ..
KirstyMacC (X)
4 +1differentiation of legal areas / domains as regards content
Gert Sass (M.A.)
4Content differentiation
Helga CF


  

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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Content differentiation


Explanation:
Content differentiation between the several / of several...

Helga CF
Portugal
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese, Native in GermanGerman
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22 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
substantive differentiation between ..


Explanation:
substantive - not substantial - (content) and textual (interpretation) are not normal dict. definitions, but what I have inferred from various contexts.

'... added service today becomes a basic service when it becomes sufficiently common place
and widely deployed to no longer provide *substantive differentiation* on a ...'



    Reference: http://www.mobilein.com/what_is_a_VAS.htm
KirstyMacC (X)
Local time: 05:20
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Wenjer Leuschel (X): Or "among."
1 min
agree  Ken Cox: or 'of'
16 hrs
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58 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
differentiation of legal areas / domains as regards content


Explanation:
Der Terminus stammt bekanntlich aus Luhmanns Systemtheorie. Dabei handelt es sich um einen irreversibel evolutionären Prozess in reflexiver Form: Etwas differenziert *sich* aus, nicht: Jemand differenziert zwischen A, B und C.
Daher das "of" anstelle von "between".

Gert Sass (M.A.)
Germany
Local time: 06:20
Works in field
Native speaker of: German
PRO pts in category: 9
Grading comment
Yes, I think you're right that the process of differentiation is within the areas themselves, and not between them. But I think it needs to be paraphrased, otherwise it sounds too translated. Something about the definitions becoming more detailed perhaps...

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Terry Gilman
1 day 22 mins
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