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Corpus-Based Study of Translational Norms

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Introducing Corpus-based Translation Studies

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This chapter introduces the concepts of norms and translational norms and traces the development of studies of translational norms, followed by an overview of the status quo and methodology of corpus-based study of translational norms. Then the chapter introduces a case study to illustrate how to investigate translational norms by using corpora.

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Hu, K. (2016). Corpus-Based Study of Translational Norms. In: Introducing Corpus-based Translation Studies. New Frontiers in Translation Studies. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-48218-6_5

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