Introduction: Contextualizing language industry studies

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Preface to the Handbooks of Applied Linguistics Series V
3. Contents VII
4. Introduction: Contextualizing language industry studies 1
5. Part 1: Contexts and technological resources
6. Chapter 1 Charting the language industry: Interview with an industry observer 17
7. Chapter 2 Evolution of the language industry 33
8. Chapter 3 The institutional language industry: Intercultural mediation at the European Parliament 49
9. Chapter 4 Artificial intelligence, automation and the language industry 71
10. Part 2: The human factor: Professional profiles
11. Chapter 5 MT developers 101
12. Chapter 6 Language technology developers 121
13. Chapter 7 Translation and localization project and process managers 143
14. Chapter 8 Terminology managers 179
15. Chapter 9 Revisers and post-editors: The guardians of quality 203
16. Chapter 10 Video game localizers 225
17. Chapter 11 Transcreation: Beyond translation and advertising 251
18. Chapter 12 Audiovisual translators 271
19. Chapter 13 Media accessibility specialists 295
20. Chapter 14 Legal translator profiles 321
21. Chapter 15 Technical translators 349
22. Chapter 16 Translators in medical and health settings 375
23. Chapter 17 Heritage tourism translators 403
24. Chapter 18 Language awareness in humanitarian responses 431
25. Chapter 19 Distance interpreting as a professional profile 449
26. Chapter 20 Conference interpreting in AI settings: New skills and ethical challenges 473
27. Afterword 489
28. Contributors to this volume 495
29. Index 501