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Translators as Networkers: The Role of Virtual Communities
2017
Hermes - Journal of Language and Communication Studies
Recent years have seen a rise in the importance of virtual and real-life knowledge sharing communities and communities of practice across many fi elds of private and commercial interest, including professional translation. This article examines the characteristics of knowledge sharing communities in general, identifies their key elements, looks at the motivation for membership and presents an empirical study of life in a thriving virtual translation community. In doing so, it draws on the
doi:10.7146/hjlcb.v22i42.96846
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