Any book which aims to transfuse into the 'bloodstream' of translation studies—which, according to some scholars at least (e.g. Toury 1991: 63), has long been suffering from stagnation—insights from a neighbouring discipline such as cognitive psychology should, on the face of it, be guaranteed a warm reception. Unfortunately, however, the book in question suffers from a number of shortcomings which lead the present reviewer to believe that the welcome will be more muted in nature.

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