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In:Handbook of Translation Studies: Volume 5
Edited by Yves Gambier and Luc van Doorslaer
[Handbook of Translation Studies 5] 2021
► pp. 3–9

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Alternative labels for “translation”

 | University of Tartu | KU Leuven | Stellenbosch University
Published online: 16 September 2021
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Article outline
  • 1.The complex reality of an apparently simple subject
  • 2.Examples of alternative labels
  • 3.Digitization stressing the blurred boundaries
  • 4.Multilingual differences and future perspectives
  • References
  • Further essential reading
References (21)
References
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Further essential reading
Cattrysse, Patrick. 2014. Descriptive Adaptation Studies: Epistemological and Methodological Issues. Antwerpen: Garant.Google Scholar logo with link to Google Scholar
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Littau, Karin. 2011. “First steps towards a media history of translation.” Translation Studies 4 (3): 261–281. Google Scholar logo with link to Google Scholar
van Doorslaer, Luc. 2020. “Translation Studies: What’s in a name?” Asia Pacific Translation and Intercultural Studies 7 (2): 139–150. Google Scholar logo with link to Google Scholar
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