Heterolingualism in/and translation: How legitimate are the Other and his/her language? An introduction

Meylaerts, Reine

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Heterolingualism in/and translation

How legitimate are the Other and his/her language? An introduction

Reine Meylaerts | Katholieke Universiteit Leuven

Published online: 5 December 2006

https://doi.org/10.1075/target.18.1.02mey

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