If the Mountain Won’t Come… Translation Studies Meets Localization
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 17818601 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Andrei V Achkasov (0000-0002-7637-4960, St Petersburg University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 9 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 568-578 |
| Publication date | 2016-03-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Siberian Federal University Humanities & Social Sciences (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1997-1370 • E-ISSN: 2313-6014 |
| Publisher | Siberian Federal University (PUBLISHER • RU) |
| DOI | 10.17516/1997-1370-2016-9-3-568-578 |
| OpenAlex | W2460282861 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 4 |
Localization has significantly influenced translation tasks and roles of translators due to the \ntechnological development of text production, processing and distribution. However, Translation \nStudies remains at the periphery of a broader area of emerging Localization Studies that includes \nrelated scholarly research in IT technology, human-computer interaction, empirical Cultural Studies, \ncross-cultural and international management, etc. These lines of theoretical, descriptive and applied \nresearch are currently isolated and need to be synthesized and problematized under a unifying \ntheoretical framework. Currently, localization is approached within Translation Studies as just \nanother technology-aided type of translation. Theoretical conceptualizations that provide a theoretical \nframework for a transdisciplinary turn in localization research are few and have not generated much \nenthusiasm among TS scholars. The question is whether the time has come for the state-of-the art TS \nto meet the challenge or to occupy but a small niche within maturing Localization Studies
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