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In:Missionary Linguistics V / Lingüística Misionera V: Translation theories and practices
Edited by Otto Zwartjes, Klaus Zimmermann and Martina Schrader-Kniffki
[Studies in the History of the Language Sciences 122] 2014
► pp. 231–250

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Translation in Chinese Grammars

Bilingual works by Western missionaries, diplomats and academics in the 18th and 19th centuries

Published online: 9 April 2014
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https://doi.org/10.1075/sihols.122.08gia
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