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Vol. 6:2 (2019) ► pp.69–85

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Introduction

Pandemic, localization and change of guard

 | University of Auckland
 | York University
 | Hamad Bin Khalifa University | KU Leuven | University of the Free State


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Published online: 8 July 2020
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Article outline
  • 1.COVID-19 global pandemic
  • 2.Background: The development of the localization industry
  • 3.JIAL’s trajectory
  • 4.Recent doctoral theses centred on localization as currentresearch trends
  • 5.Scope of the journal
  • 6.Last word
    • Do chameleons change their colours? – Hendrik J. Kockaert
  • Notes
  • References
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