Considers translation in an industrial setting; the language industry and its raw materials; communication theory for translation; theoretical aspects of translation; a model of the translation process; the automated dimension of translation; and industrialization of translation.

1. Preface: translation in an industrial setting; 2. Chapter one: the language industry and its raw material; 3. 1. The language industry and translation; 4. 2. Theoretical aspects of language; 5. Chapter two: Communication theory for translation; 6. 3. Elements of a communication theory; 7. 4. A theory of text types and messages; 8. Chapter three: Theoretical aspects of translation; 9. 5. The nature of translation; 10. 6. Specifications: Factors influencing translation; 11. Chapter four: A model of the translation process; 12. 7. preparation for translation; 13. 8. steps in translation; 14. Chapter five: the automated dimension of translation; 15. 9. Human and machine translation; 16. 10. The pragmatic circumstances of automation in translation; 17. Chapter six: industrialisation of translation; 18. 11. translation in an information technology environment; 19. Bibliography; 20. Glossary; 21. Subject index; 22. Author index