Routledge Encyclopedia of Translation Technology

Routledge Encyclopedia of Translation Technology second edition provides a state-of-the-art survey of the field of computer-assisted translation. It is the first definitive reference to provide a comprehensive overview of the general regional and topical aspects of this increasingly significant area of study.The Encyclopedia is divided into three parts:Part 1 presents general issues in translation technology such as its history and development translator training and various aspects of machine translation including a valuable case study of its teaching at a major university;Part 2 discusses national and regional developments in translation technology offering contributions covering the crucial territories of China Canada France Hong Kong Japan South Africa Taiwan the Netherlands and Belgium the United Kingdom and the United States;Part 3 evaluates specific matters in translation technology with entries focused on subjects such as alignment concordancing localization online translation and translation memory.The new edition has five additional chapters with many chapters updated and revised drawing on the expertise of over 50 contributors from around the world and an international panel of consultant editors to provide a selection of chapters on the most pertinent topics in the discipline. All the chapters are self-contained extensively cross-referenced and include useful and up-to-date references and information for further reading.It will be an invaluable reference work for anyone with a professional or academic interest in the subject.