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"The late twentieth-century transition from a paper-oriented to a media-oriented society has triggered the emergence of Audiovisual Translation as the most dynamic and fastest developing trend within Translation Studies. The growing interest in this area is a clear indication that this discipline is going to set the agenda for the theory, research, training and practice of translation in the twenty-first century. Even so, this remains a largely underdeveloped field and much needs to be done to put Screen Translation, Multimedia Translation or the wider implications of Audiovisual Translation on a par with other fields within Translation Studies. In this light, this collection of essays reflects not only the ""state of the art"" in the research and teaching of Audiovisual Translation, but also the professionals' experiences. The different contributions cover issues ranging from reflections on professional activities, to theory, the impact of ideology on Audiovisual Translation, and the practices of teaching and researching this new and challenging discipline. In expanding further the ground covered by John Benhamins' (Multi)Media Translation (2001), this book seeks to provide readers with a deeper insight into some of the specific concepts, problems, aims and terminology of Audiovisual Translation, and, by this token, to make these specificities emerge from within the wider nexus of Translation Studies, Film Studies and Media Studies. In a quickly developing technical audiovisual world, Audiovisual Translation Studies is set to become the academic field that will address the complex"

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Author:   Pilar Orero (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona)
Publisher:   John Benjamins Publishing Co
Imprint:   John Benjamins Publishing Co
Volume:   56
Weight:   0.580kg
ISBN:  

9789027216625

ISBN 10:   9027216622
Pages:   227
Publication Date:   20 October 2004
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

1. Introduction: Audiovisual translation: A new dynamic umbrella (by Orero, Pilar); 2. 1. Professional perspectives; 3. Film dubbing: its process and translation (by Martinez, Xenia); 4. Subtitling methods and team-translation (by Sanchez, Diana); 5. 2. AVT Theory; 6. In search of a theoretical framework for the study of audiovisual translation (by Diaz Cintas, Jorge); 7. Synchronization in dubbing: A translational approach (by Chaume, Frederic); 8. Parameters for the classification of subtitles (by Bartoll, Eduard); 9. 3. Ideology and AVT; 10. Translation in bilingual contexts: Different norms in dubbing translation (by Agost, Rosa); 11. Language-political implications of subtitling (by Gottlieb, Henrik); 12. 4. Teaching AVT; 13. A place for film dialogue analysis in subtitling courses (by Remael, Aline); 14. Language awareness through training in subtitling (by Neves, Joselia); 15. e-AVT: A perfect match: Strategies, functions and interactions in an on-line environment for learning audiovisual translation (by Amador, Miquel); 16. 5. AVT Research; 17. The challenge of research in audio-visual translation (by Bartrina, Francesca); 18. Tradaptation cinematographique (by Gambier, Yves); 19. Myths about documentary translation (by Espasa Boras, Eva); 20. Closed subtitling in Brazil (by Santiago Araujo, Vera Lucia); 21. Index

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