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A History of Modern Translation Knowledge: Sources, concepts, effects
Edited by Lieven D’hulst and Yves Gambier
[Benjamins Translation Library 142] 2018
► pp. 337–346

Chapter 5.9
Sociological models and translation history

Keywords: sociology, Descriptive Translation Studies, agency, historiography, functionalism
Article outline
  • 1.From text to context: The rise of a sociological perspective on translation
  • 2.Changes in time and space
  • 3.Examples of translation studies based on sociological models
  • 4.Critical assessment and future avenues
  • References
  • Further readings
Published online: 28 June 2018
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https://doi.org/10.1075/btl.142.47buz
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