When is a universal not a universal?; Some limits of current corpus-based methodologies for the investigation of translation universals

Benjamins Translation Library

Volumn 48, Issue , 2004, Pages 51-62

  Bernardini, Silvia ^a   Zanettin, Federico ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

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EID: 85106737102     PISSN: 09297316     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1075/btl.48.05ber     Document Type: Article

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