Analyzing the crowdsourcing model and its impact on public perceptions of translation

Translator

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 167-191

  Dolmaya, Julie McDonough ^a  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Community translation; Crowdsourced translation; Non professional translation; Online collaboration; Translator status; User generated translation; Volunteer translators; Wikipedia

Indexed keywords

EID: 84969916264     PISSN: 13556509     EISSN: 17570409     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1080/13556509.2012.10799507     Document Type: Article

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