Translators and (their) norms: Towards a sociological construction of the individual

Meylaerts, Reine

doi:10.1075/btl.75.08mey

In:Beyond Descriptive Translation Studies: Investigations in homage to Gideon Toury
Edited by Anthony Pym, Miriam Shlesinger † and Daniel Simeoni
[Benjamins Translation Library 75] 2008
► pp. 91–102

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Translators and (their) norms: Towards a sociological construction of the individual

Reine Meylaerts

Published online: 13 March 2008

https://doi.org/10.1075/btl.75.08mey

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