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Introduction published In: The Known Unknowns of Translation Studies
Edited by Elke Brems, Reine Meylaerts and Luc van Doorslaer
[Target 24:1] 2012
► pp. 1–14

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Introduction

A discipline looking back and looking forward

An introduction

 | HU Brussel – CETRA
 | KU Leuven – CETRA
 | KU Leuven – CETRA & Stellenbosch University
Published online: 7 September 2012
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Article outline
  • 1.The positioning of the discipline
  • 2.Technological determinants
  • 3.Interdisciplinarity and metalanguage
  • 4.The translation process
  • 5.Internationalization and ethics
  • References
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