Translation and technology: A study of UK freelance translators

Journal of Specialised Translation

Volumn , Issue 4, 2005, Pages 2-17

  Fulford, Heather ^a   Granell Zafra, Joaquín ^a  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Freelance translator; ICT; Information and communication technologies; Machine translation; Terminology management; Translation memory; Translation technologies; Translator's workstation

Indexed keywords

EID: 79961054359     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1740357X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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