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Learner translation corpus research
Guest-edited by Sylviane Granger and Marie-Aude Lefer
[International Journal of Learner Corpus Research 9:1] 2023
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Introduction

Learner translation corpora

Bridging the gap between learner corpus research and corpus-based translation studies

| Université catholique de Louvain
| Université catholique de Louvain
Article outline
  • 1.Introduction
  • 2.Interfacing learner corpus research and corpus-based translation studies
    • 2.1Learner corpus research
    • 2.2Corpus-based translation studies
    • 2.3Integrating the two perspectives
  • 3.Overview of learner translation corpora
  • 4.Main research strands in LTC-based research
    • 4.1Translation features
    • 4.2Teaching applications
    • 4.3Some emerging trends
  • 5.Overview of the special issue
  • Acknowledgements
  • Notes
  • References
Published online: 11 April 2023
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https://doi.org/10.1075/ijlcr.00032.gra
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