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FORUMVol. 2:1 (2004) ► pp.1–15
Translating Address Norms from Arabic into English
Some difficulties and implications
Al-Khatib Mahmoud A. | Department of English for Applied Studies, University of Science & Technology | [email protected]
Keywords: translation, address norms, Arabic-English, interpretation, meaning loss
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