International business, marketing and translation studies
Impacting research into web localization
This chapter delves into the different approaches to localization of websites
and the interdisciplinary links between two disciplines that have an interest
in the exploration of this phenomenon, translation studies and international
business and marketing. The chapter explores how the cultural, user-based
and goal oriented perspectives in international business and marketing have
impacted translation studies research into web localization. At the same time, it
explores through an interview and commentary with Dr. Nitish Singh, author of
Localization Strategies for Global E-Business (2012), The Culturally Customized
Website (2005) and many other contrastive web localization studies, whether
and how translation research has been introduced in the conceptualization and
theorizations in the partner discipline.
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