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Vol. 9:2 (2011) ► pp.67–102

Explaining Shortcomings in the Translation Student’s Reasoning Process

A fresh look at the etiology of translation error

| School of Translation and Interpretation, University of Ottawa |
Keywords: Argumentation, assessment, discourse marker, reasoning, relevance theory
Published online: 1 October 2011
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https://doi.org/10.1075/forum.9.2.04wil
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