Translation and Technology

✍ Scribed by C. K. Quah (auth.)

Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan UK
Year: 2006
Tongue: English
Leaves: 241
Series: Palgrave Textbooks in Translating and Interpreting
Edition: 1
Category: Library

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✦ Synopsis

Chiew Kin Quah draws on years of academic and professional experience to provide an account of translation technology, its applications and capabilities. Major developments from North America, Europe and Asia are described, including developments in uses and users of the technology.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages i-xix
Introduction....Pages 1-5
Definition of Terms....Pages 6-21
Translation Studies and Translation Technology....Pages 22-56
Machine Translation Systems....Pages 57-92
Computer-Aided Translation Tools and Resources....Pages 93-128
Evaluating Translation Tools....Pages 129-151
Recent Developments and Future Directions....Pages 152-171
Translation Types Revisited....Pages 172-196
Back Matter....Pages 197-221

✦ Subjects

Translation

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