In:Perspectives on Localization
Edited by Keiran J. Dunne
[American Translators Association Scholarly Monograph Series XIII] 2006
► pp. v–vi
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Published online: 10 May 2006
https://doi.org/10.1075/ata.xiii.toc
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Table of contents
Introduction: A Copernican revolution
1. The localization business case
Quantifying the return on localization investment
GMS technology making the localization business case
Localization Cost
2. Localization quality
Quality in the real world
Putting the cart behind the horse: Rethinking localization quality management
3. Game localization
Issues in localizing computer games
Localizing MMORPGs
4. Terminology management
A practical case for managing source-language terminology
Terminology workflow in the localization process
5. Localization education
A discipline coming of age in the digital age
6. Localization standards
Localization standards, knowledge- and information-centric business models, and the commoditization of linguistic information
The creation and application of language industry standards
7. Rethinking the paradigm
Melding paradigms: Meeting the needs of international customers through localization and user-centered design
Corpus enhancement and computer-assisted localization and translation
Appendix: Localization-related standards and standards bodies
Suggestions for further reading
Contributors
Index
