A Study of Translation Problems of Tourism Industry Guidebooks: An Error Analysis Perspective
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Hossein Vahid Dastjerdi
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(Associate Prof., English Department, University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran)
Saleh Delforouz Abdolmaleki
2
(MA in Translation Studies, University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran)
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