Localization in Translation av Miguel A. Jimenez-Crespo

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<p>Localization is everywhere in our digital world, from apps to websites or games. Our interconnected digital world functions in part thanks to invisible localization processes that allow global users to engage with all sorts of digital content and products. This textbook presents a comprehensive overview of the main theoretical, practical and methodological issues related to localization: the technological, textual, communicative and cognitive process by which interactive digital texts are prepared to be used in contexts other than those of production.</p><p><i>Localization in Translation</i> provides an interdisciplinary introduction to the main practical and theoretical issues involved in localizing software, web, videogames games and apps. It discusses the many technological, cultural, linguistic, quality, economic, accessibility or user-reception issues related to the different localization types. It also provides an updated overview of localization in an ever-changing technolo