Translation-mediated communication in a digital world : facing the challenges of globalization and localization / Minako O'Hagan and David Ashworth.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

O'Hagan, Minako, 1959-

Contributor:

Ashworth, David.

Series:

Topics in translation ; 23.

Topics in translation ; 23

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Machine translating.

Translating and interpreting--Technological innovations.

Translating and interpreting.

Internet.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (190 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Clevedon, England ; Buffalo, N.Y. : Multilingual Matters, 2002.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The Internet is accelerating globalization by exposing organizations and individuals to global audiences. This in turn is driving teletranslation and teleinterpretation, new types of multilingual support, which are functional in digital communications environments. The book describes teletranslation and teleinterpretation by exploring a number of key emerging contexts for language professionals.

Contents:

Front matter

Contents

Introduction

Glossary

1. Translation and Interpretation in Transition: Serving the Digital World

2. Redefining Context for Teletranslation and Teleinterpretation

3. Language Engineering and the Internet

4. Computer-mediated Communication and Translation

5. Globalization and Localization: Culturalization of Content and Package

6. Teletranslation

7. Teleinterpretation

8. Virtual Communities for Translators and Interpreters

9. Global Information Society and the New Paradigm of Language Support

10. New Paradigm of Translation and Interpretation

Postscript

References

Index

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 07. Jul 2020)

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786610828029

9781280828027

1280828021

9781853595820

1853595829

OCLC:

614727590