O'Hagan / Ashworth Translation-mediated Communication in a Digital World

Facing the Challenges of Globalization and Localization
Erscheinungsjahr 2002
ISBN: 978-1-84769-558-1
Verlag: Multilingual Matters
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: 6 - ePub Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, Band 23

Reihe: Topics in Translation

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.

Autoren/Hrsg.

O'Hagan, Minako

Ashworth, David

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Übersetzungswissenschaft, Translatologie, Dolmetschen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction

Glossary

Part 1: Setting the Scene

1 Translation and Interpretation in Transition: Serving the Digital World

2 Redefining Context for Teletranslation and Teleinterpretation

Part 2: Technologies Enabling Teletranslation

3 Language Engineering and the Internet

4 Computer-mediated Communication and Translation

5 Globalization and Localization: Culturalization of Content and Package

Part 3: Emerging Domains of Translation Practice

6 Teletranslation

7 Teleinterpretation

Part 4: Future Tense

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

Über Autor(innen)

O'Hagan, Minako
Dr Minako O'Hagan is a translation/localization consultant based in New Zealand. Having a background in translation and language technology studies, her research interests include localization, Machine Translation, cross-cultural non-verbal communication in Virtual Reality and more recently Internet-based instruction for translation and interpretation.

Ashworth, David
Dr David Ashworth specialises in translation and computer mediated communication, in particular the use of the computer in instruction and collaborative work. He also teaches seminars and courses in the teaching of Asian languages, with special interest in the use of the Internet to facilitate interactions.