Kara Warburton
List of John Benjamins publications in which Kara Warburton is involved.
Journal
ISSN 0929-9971 | E‑ISSN 1569‑9994
Titles
Terminology throughout History: A discipline in the making
Edited by Kara Warburton and John Humbley
Terminology throughout History: A discipline in the making is a collection of individual contributions by leading terminology scholars from around the globe who describe historical developments of terminology as a discipline and a field of practice. Its aim is to provide a comprehensive written… read more[Terminology and Lexicography Research and Practice, 24] 2025. ix, 678 pp.
The Corporate Terminologist
Kara Warburton
The Corporate Terminologist is the first monograph that addresses the principles and methods for managing terminology in content production environments that are both demanding and multilingual, such as those found in global companies and institutions. It describes the needs of large corporations… read more[Terminology and Lexicography Research and Practice, 21] 2021. xxiv, 249 pp.
Handbook of Terminology: Volume 2. Terminology in the Arab world
Edited by Abied Alsulaiman and Ahmed Allaithy
The current volume represents a revival of Arabic translation and terminology studies. These disciplines have been dominated by Western scholarship in recent decades, but in truth their historical tradition as a whole owes a great debt to Arabic scholarship. The first systematic translation… read more[Handbook of Terminology, 2] 2019. vi, 267 pp.
2025 Terminology throughout history: An introduction Terminology throughout History: A discipline in the making, Warburton, Kara and John Humbley (eds.), pp. 1–24 | Chapter
2023 Localizing a phone app: Challenges and reflections Digital Translation 10:1, pp. 88–120 | Article
In this paper we describe the localization of a phone app that was completed by students enrolled in a university translation program. The app in question serves the university campus community. The experience related herein follows the earlier localization of a COVID-related app, described in… read more
2021 Localizing a Covid phone app: A university class experience Localization in Healthcare and Medical Settings in the Advent of COVID-19, O'Hagan, Minako and Julie McDonough Dolmaya (eds.), pp. 110–136 | Article
In this paper we describe how a COVID-19 phone app was localized by students of the MA program in Translation and Interpreting at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The project presented unique challenges including the urgency and short time-lines, less-than-optimal… read more
2015 Managing terminology in commercial environments Handbook of Terminology: Volume 1, Kockaert, Hendrik J. and Frieda Steurs (eds.), pp. 360–392 | Chapter
Terminology as a discipline and as a vocation is making its entry into the world of business. This chapter explores terminology management from a commercial perspective, that is, how and why terminology is managed in companies. Managing terminology in companies presents unique challenges compared… read more
2013 Processing terminology for the translation pipeline Terminology 19:1, pp. 93–111 | Article
Companies must translate their content if they want to operate multinationally. Both quality and speed of translation are key factors in determining market share in the target market. Proactively managing terminology, including pre-translating key terms for a translation project, has beneficial… read more
2003 Terminology extraction for global content management Terminology 9:1, pp. 51–69 | Article
The role of terminology in content management has often been underrated. Term extraction has been identified by the information industry as an area requiring focus. Term extraction benefits both the content authoring and the translation process. Supplying key product terms to translation services… read more
2001 8.2.3 Globalization and Terminology Management Handbook of Terminology Management: Volume 2: Application-Oriented Terminology Management, Wright, Sue Ellen and Gerhard Budin (comps.), pp. 677–696 | Article