Translation criticism

Outi Paloposki
University of Turku
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Translation criticism has been defined and used in a number of different ways. The clearest distinction is between criticism as an academic activity and criticism as a journalistic practice. One of the first persons to outline the newly emerging discipline of Translation Studies, James S. Holmes (1972/1988: 78) brought up journalistic criticism and included it in what he called applied Translation Studies.

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Internet sources for criticism

Kirkus Reviews
http://​www​.kirkusreviews​.com [Accessed January 18 2012].