The Language of Localization
The following is the foreword written by Ulrich Henes from The Language of Localization, edited by Kit Brown-Hoekstra, the eighth book in The Content Wrangler Content Strategy Series of books from XML Press (2017). Adapting content to make it more meaningful, appropriate, and effective Like many of you, I have frequently had to explain what localization is, usually in the context of what I do for a living. I find localization easy to explain, often using the example of getting a mobile phone adapted for other countries. Because most people own one, they can imagine why adaptation makes sense. For good measure, I add that...
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