Technical Translation: Usability Strategies for Translating Technical Documentation

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TECHNICAL TRANSLATION

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Technical Translation
Usability Strategies for Translating Technical
Documentation
JODY BYRNE
University of Sheffield, UK

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ISBN-10 1-4020-4652-9 (HB)
ISBN-13 978-1-4020-4652-0 (HB)
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ISBN-13 978-1-4020-4653-7 (e-books)
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Contents
Preface...........................................................................................................ix
Technical Translation................................................................................... 1 
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Technical Communication .........................................................................47 
Acknowledgements................................................................................... xv
Theory in Technical Translation .................................................... 21 
Conclusions................................................................................... 44 
The Nature of Technical Documentation ...................................... 48 
Typical Technical Documents ....................................................... 50 
Software Documentation ............................................................... 52 
Software User Guides .................................................................... 57 
Software User Guides & Quality .................................................... 64 
Assessing User Guide Quality......................................................... 92 
Conclusions................................................................................... 94 
The Importance of Technical Translation........................................