A Study of Translation Problems of Tourism Industry Guidebooks: An Error Analysis Perspective

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Hossein Vahid Dastjerdi ¹ , Saleh Delforouz Abdolmaleki ²

1 - Associate Prof., English Department, University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran
2 - MA in Translation Studies, University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran

Received: 2011-11-12 Accepted : 2012-01-12 Published : 2013-03-01

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