In:Handbook of Translation Studies: Volume 5
Edited by Yves Gambier and Luc van Doorslaer
[Handbook of Translation Studies 5] 2021
► pp. 67–72
Ergonomics and translation workplaces
Published online: 16 September 2021
https://doi.org/10.1075/hts.5.erg1
https://doi.org/10.1075/hts.5.erg1
Article outline
- 1.Translation as a situated activity
- 2.Methodological approaches
- 3.Implications for translation theory and practice
Note References Further essential reading
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