On Toury's laws of how translators translate

Pym, Anthony

doi:10.1075/btl.75.24pym

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. 311–328

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On Toury's laws of how translators translate

Anthony Pym

Published online: 13 March 2008

https://doi.org/10.1075/btl.75.24pym

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