I am pleased to announce the third study on multilingualism conducted using the DataProvider.com database. This time the study is in French, for a change, and the topic is: A characterization of the French-speaking Web based on a series of parameters, in comparison with other dominant languages on the Web.
The spotlight is on French, but the study also provides data for other languages, and you will be able to consult the data for the language of your choice, among the 19 treated more specifically.
The fundamental discovery is that each language has its “thematic signature,” reflecting the culture it carries, and you will even be able to see the proximities and distances between linguistic Webs. Thus, the French-speaking Web is close to the Italian Web and extremely distant from the Hindi Web.
In addition to the thematic analysis, the following parameters are treated: economic impact, trust in e-commerce, average site size, average number of inbound links, business orientation, and B2B vs. B2C.
The report presents the method, biases, and results, and provides a better understanding of the nature of each linguistic web, using the French-speaking web as an example.
A comparison is also made between the respective proportions of languages in the DataProvider.com database and the OBDILCI model data, allowing for the establishment of favorable or unfavorable biases toward certain languages.