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Books

Recommended Reading on Internationalization (I18N), Translation (T9N), Localization (L10N), Globalization (G11N), Interpretation, Foreign Language Instruction, Cross-Cultural Training, Global Culture, Globalization, Linguistics and Philosophy of Language

Internationalization (I18N)

  • Internationalization and Localization Using Microsoft .NET by Nick Symmonds
  • Internationalization: Developing Software for Global Markets by Tuoc V. Luong, James S. H. Lok, David J. Taylor, Kevin Driscoll
  • Internationalization with Visual Basic: The Authoritative Solution by Michael S. Kaplan
  • Java Internationalization by Andrew Deitsch & Mike Loukides
  • Programming for the World: A Guide to Internationalization by Sandra Martin O'Donnell
  • Software Internationalization and Localization: An Introduction by Emmanuel Uren, Robert Howard, Tiziana Perinotti
  • XML Internationalization and Localization by Yves Savourel

Translation (T9N)

  • A Practical Guide for Translators by Geoffrey Samuelsson-Brown
  • About Translation by Peter Newmark
  • After Babel: Aspects of Language and Translation
  • An Encyclopaedia of Translation: Chinese-English, English-Chinese
  • Becoming a Translator: An Introduction to the Theory and Practice of Translation
  • Concise Dictionary of Twenty-Six Languages in Simultaneous Translation
  • Cultural Encounters in Translation from Arabic by Said Faiq
  • In Other Words: A Coursebook on Translation
  • Introducing Translation Studies: Theories and Applications
  • Introduction to Spanish Translation
  • Managing Translation Services by Geoffrey Samuelsson-Brown
  • Medical Language Instant Translator
  • More Paragraphs on Translation by Peter Newmark
  • Nation, Language, and the Ethics of Translation
  • Routledge Encyclopedia of Translation Studies
  • Teaching and Researching Translation
  • The Craft of Translation
  • The Map: A Beginner's Guide to Doing Research in Translation Studies by Jenny Wiliams & Andrew Chesterman
  • The Translation of Children's Literature: A Reader by Gillian Lathey
  • The Translator's Handbook
  • The Translator's Invisibility: A History of Translation
  • Theatrical Translation and Film Adaptation: A Practitioner's View by Phyllis Zatlin
  • Thinking Arabic Translation
  • Thinking French Translation
  • Thinking German Translation
  • Tokens of Exchange: The Problem of Translation in Global Circulations
  • Translation: An Advanced Resource Book
  • Translation, Linguistics, Culture: A French-English Handbook by Nigel Armstrong
  • Translation and Globalization by Michael Cronin
  • Translation and Information Technology by Chan Sin-wai
  • Translation and Religion: Holy Untranslatable? by Lynne Long

Localization (L10N)

Globalization (G11N)

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Interpretation

  • Fundamentals of Court Interpretation: Theory, Policy, and Practice by Roseann Duenas Gonzalez, Victoria F. Vasquez, Holly Mikkelson, Summer Institute for Court Interpretation
  • Interpretation: Techniques and Exercises by James Nolan
  • The Interpreter's Guide to the Vehicular Accident Lawsuit by Josef Buenker
  • The Interpreter's Resource by Mary Phelan

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Foreign Languge Instruction

  • Arabic
    • Arabic Verbs & Essentials of Grammar by Wightwick and Gaafar
    • Write it in Arabic by Naglaa Ghali
    • The Arabic Alphabet by Awde & Samano
    • Teach Yourself Beginner's Arabic Script
    • Easy Arabic Script by Jane Wightwick & Mahmoud Gaafar
    • Dictionary of Spoken Arabic by Stevens and Salib
    • Read & Speak Chinese for Beginners by Jane Wightwick and Mahmoud Gaafar
  • Chinese
    • The Chinese Language for Beginners
    • The Chinese Language: Fact and Fantasy by John DeFrancis
    • Reading & Writing Chinese: Simplified Character Edition by McNaughton & Li
    • Reading & Writing Chinese: Traditional Character Edition by McNaughton & Li
    • The Chinese Language for Beginnners by Lee Cooper
    • The Chinese Language: Fact and Fantasy by John DeFrancis
    • Visible Speech: The Diverse Oneness of Writing Systems by John DeFrancis
    • Reading & Writing Chinese: Simplified Character Edition by McNaughton & Li
    • Reading & Writing Chinese: Traditional Character Edition by McNaughton & Li
    • Speak Mandarin by Fenn et al.
    • Practical Chinese Reader, Books 1 & 2: Writing Workbook (Traditional Character Edition) (C & T Asian Language/Workbook)
    • Practical Chinese Reader, Book 1: Textbook (Traditional Character Edition) (C & T Asian Language Series)
    • Speak Mandarin: A Beginning Text in Spoken Chinese (Yale Language Series)
    • Chinese Characters (Dover Books on Language)
    • Chinese-English Frequency Dictionary: A Study Guide to Mandarin Chinese's 500 Most Frequently Used Words
    • Analysis of Chinese Characters (Dover Language Books & Travel Guides)
    • Beginner's Chinese Dictionary (Tuttle Language Library)
    • Chinese Characters: A Genealogy and Dictionary
    • Tuttle Learner's Chinese English Dictionary
    • Read & Speak Chinese for Beginners by Jane Wightwick and Cheng Ma
    • What Character Is That?
    • Understanding Chinese Characters By Their Ancestral Forms
    • Read Chinese Today
  • Spanish

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Cross-Cultural Training, Global Culture, and Globalization

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Linguistics

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Philosophy of Language

  • Language and Problems of Knowledge by Noam Chomsky
  • Naming and Necessity by Saul A. Kripke
  • On the Way to Language by Martin Heidegger
  • Thought and Language by Lev Vygotsky
  • Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus by Ludwig Wittgenstein
  • Remarks on Color by Ludwig Wittgenstein
  • The Blue and Brown Books by Ludwig Wittgenstein
  • Language and Myth by Ernst Cassirer
  • Language, Truth and Logic by Alfred Jules Ayer
  • Language and Thought by Noam Chomsky
  • Philosophical Investigations by Ludwig Wittgenstein
  • An Introduction to Wittgenstein's Tractatus by G.E.M. Anscombe
  • Wittgenstein's Philosophical Investigations by David G. Stern
  • Symbol, Status and Personality by S.I. Hayakawa
  • Language and Thought in Action by S.I. Hayakawa
  • Semiotics and the Philosophy of Language by Umberto Eco

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