Volume 5, Numbers 1&2, 1998

Christina Schaffner

The Concept of Norms in Translation Studies.......1

Gideon Toury

A Handful of Paragraphs on 'Translation' and 'Norms'.......10

The First Debate.......33

Theo Hermans

Translation and Normativity.......51

The Second Debate.......73

Andrew Chesterman

Description, Explanation, Prediction: A Response to Gideon Toury and Theo Hermans.......91

Daniel Gile

Norms in Research on Conference Interpreting: A Response to Theo Hermans and Gideon Toury.......99

Anthony Pym

Okay, So How Are Translation Norms Negotiated? A Question for Gideon Toury and Theo Hermans.......107

Douglas Robinson

Looking Through Translation: A Response to Gideon Toury and Theo Hermans.......114

Sergio Viaggio

The Limitations of the Strictly Socio-Historial Description of Norms: A Response to Theo Hermans and Gideon Toury.......124

Gideon Toury

Some of Us Are Finally Talking to Each Other. Would it Mark the Beginning of a True Dialogue? Comments on Responses.......131

Theo Hermans

Some Concluding Comments on the Debates and the Responses.......135