LENS 01 / CONTEXT LENS
Language is part of the system
Treat language, meaning, and review authority as architecture, not interface polish.
Language determines how people understand evidence, consent, uncertainty, and action. A multilingual workflow needs source traceability and reviewers who can judge meaning in context.
FIELD QUESTIONS
What to ask
- Which languages are used to do the work, not only to read the interface?
- Which terms grant permission, deny service, or communicate uncertainty?
- Who can compare the output with the original source?
- How are disagreements and corrections preserved?
EVIDENCE SIGNALS
What good evidence looks like
- Original and translated sources remain distinguishable.
- Consequential phrases have named reviewers.
- The interface exposes language and review state.
FAILURE MODES
What can disappear
- A fluent translation changes operational meaning.
- A reviewer cannot reach the original source.
- One language receives a thinner or less safe workflow.
FIELD EXERCISE
Run this next
- Choose one consequential message.
- Map its source, translation, review, and correction path.
- Test it with a bilingual domain reviewer.