In:Handbook of Translation Studies: Volume 5
Edited by Yves Gambier and Luc van Doorslaer
[Handbook of Translation Studies 5] 2021
► pp. 241–246
Translator studies
Published online: 16 September 2021
https://doi.org/10.1075/hts.5.tra22
https://doi.org/10.1075/hts.5.tra22
Article outline
- 1.Origins of the term
- 2.Branches
- 3.Prospects
References Further essential reading
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