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Editorial published In: Digital Translation
Vol. 10:1 (2023) ► pp.1–15

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Editorial

Introduction to Digital Translation: International Journal of Translation and Localization

Positioning translation and localization in a changing digital world

 | University of Auckland
 | York University


This article is available free of charge.

Published online: 24 July 2023
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https://doi.org/10.1075/dt.00001.oha
Article outline
  • 1.Rationale
    • 1.1Historical overview
    • 1.2Localization in Translation Studies
  • 2.Expanded scope of the journal
    • 2.1Circa 2019-2022
    • 2.2Towards critical digital discourse
      • •Translation ontologies critically shaped by digital environments
      • •Digital workflow and distribution of translation, localization or interpreting services
      • •The convergence of digital text and speech and its implications for translation and interpreting
      • •Digital research methodologies
      • •Standards, policies and regulations for new translation and interpreting technologies
      • •Ethics of translation and interpreting in digital environments
      • •Artificial Intelligence in translation, localization and interpreting
  • 3.Tentative thoughts on ChatGPT
  • 4.Finally
  • Note
  • References
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