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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. 53–58

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Emotions and translation

 | The Open University
Published online: 16 September 2021
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https://doi.org/10.1075/hts.5.emo1
Article outline
  • 1.Emotions and source texts
  • 2.The translator’s emotions
  • 3.Emotions and target texts
  • 4.Prospects for the future
  • References
  • Further essential reading
References (21)
References
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