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Beteiligte: Zhu, Pinfan
In: Journal of Technical Writing and Communication, 39, 2009, 1, S. 57-78
veröffentlicht:
SAGE Publications
Medientyp: Artikel, E-Artikel

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Umfang: 57-78
ISSN: 1541-3780
0047-2816
DOI: 10.2190/tw.39.1.e
veröffentlicht in: Journal of Technical Writing and Communication
Sprache: Englisch
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Kollektion: SAGE Publications (CrossRef)
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<jats:p>Web Localization means the process of making all kinds of information on a Web site culturally, linguistically, graphically, and technologically customized to the needs of the users of the target country. Web site localization is an important means by which an industry or organization wins an international market for its products or services since the Internet has billions of users and has the world wide access. However, language problems are still an obstacle to successful Web localization or online writings for cross-cultural audiences, which result in failing to achieve the communication purpose of the organization or company that has the problems on its Web site. This article mainly focuses on the language problems in online writing or localizing a Web linguistically for cross-cultural audiences from semantic, syntactical, textual, and rhetorical perspectives and makes some suggestions for solving the problems.</jats:p>