Introduction published in:

Voice in Retranslation
Edited by Cecilia Alvstad and Alexandra Assis Rosa
[Target 27:1] 2015
► pp. 3–24

Introduction

Voice in retranslation

An overview and some trends

Cecilia Alvstad | University of Oslo

Alexandra Assis Rosa | University of Lisbon

Article outline

1.On voice
2.On retranslation
- 2.1“What?”
- 2.2“Who?”
- 2.3“When?”
- 2.4“Where?”
- 2.5“Why?”
- 2.6“How?”
3.Profiling voice in retranslation
4.More on this special issue
Acknowledgments
Note
References

Published online: 09 February 2015
https://doi.org/10.1075/target.27.1.00int

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