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Vol. 2:1 (2004) ► pp.1–15

Translating Address Norms from Arabic into English

Some difficulties and implications

| Department of English for Applied Studies, University of Science & Technology
Keywords: translation, address norms, Arabic-English, interpretation, meaning loss
Published online: 1 April 2004
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https://doi.org/10.1075/forum.2.1.01alk
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