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Descriptive Translation Studies

Descriptive Translation Studies is a subdiscipline of translation studies that empirically analyzes actual translations and translational phenomena situated in their sociocultural contexts to develop inductively derived theoretical frameworks grounded in observable translation norms and practices.

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Back-Translation for Cross-Cultural Research

Richard W. Brislin · Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology · 1970 · 13.4K citations

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<b>Descriptive translation studies and beyond</b> . By Gideon Toury. Amsterdam: John Benjamins, 1995. Pp. viii, 312. Cloth $84.00, paper $27.95.

Gladys E. Saunders · Language · 1997 · 1.7K citations

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Can Animal Models of Disease Reliably Inform Human Studies?

H. Bart van der Worp, David W. Howells, Emily S. Sena et al. · PLoS Medicine · 2010 · 1.3K citations · Full text

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Translation Techniques Revisited: A Dynamic and Functionalist Approach

Lucía Molina, Amparo Hurtado Albir · Meta Journal des traducteurs · 2004 · 1K citations · Full text

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Introducing Translation Studies: Theories and Applications

Pilar Mur-Dueñas · Miscelánea A Journal of English and American Studies · 2003 · 1K citations · Full text

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  1. AC
    Andrew Chesterman

    University of Helsinki, Finland

    11 publications · 692 citations

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  2. MC
    Michaël Carl

    Copenhagen Business School, Denmark

    8 publications · 281 citations

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  3. KK
    Karen Korning Zethsen

    Aarhus University, Denmark

    5 publications · 437 citations

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  4. TP
    Tina Paulsen Christensen

    Aarhus University, Denmark

    5 publications · 168 citations

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  5. MN
    M.R. Nababan

    Sebelas Maret University, Indonesia

    4 publications · 335 citations

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Institutions

873

  1. Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

    Cerdanyola del Vallès, Spain

    14 h-index

    31 publications

    4.8K citations

  2. University of Helsinki

    Helsinki, Finland

    11 h-index

    11 publications

    857 citations

  3. Aarhus University

    Aarhus, Denmark

    10 h-index

    17 publications

    881 citations

  4. University College London

    London, United Kingdom

    9 h-index

    15 publications

    654 citations

  5. Universidad de Granada

    Granada, Spain

    8 h-index

    13 publications

    436 citations

  6. Dublin City University

    Dublin, Ireland

    8 h-index

    17 publications

    763 citations

  7. Karolinska Institutet

    Stockholm, Sweden

    7 h-index

    13 publications

    568 citations

  8. Universitat Jaume I

    Castellon, Spain

    7 h-index

    9 publications

    205 citations

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  2. Perspectives

    31 publications · 1.1K citations

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  3. Across Languages and Cultures

    29 publications · 1.3K citations

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  4. Meta Journal des traducteurs

    22 publications · 2.5K citations

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  5. The Interpreter and Translator Trainer

    ITT · 16 publications · 660 citations

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See also

Descriptive Translation Studies

Core Methods

Key Concepts

Theoretical Foundations

Research Objects

Sociocultural Factors