Abstract
As the less expensive alternative, subtitling has been the most popular form of audiovisual translation in Hong Kong. Movies and television programs have been subtitled for wider distribution all over the world. Cultural barriers will be a major issue in subtitling. The multi-modal nature of audiovisual translation will make the subtitling task more flexible. In this paper, the various technical, linguistic and cultural constraints encountered in the subtitling practice in Hong Kong will be discussed with examples of movies made in Hong Kong and mainland China. Different translation strategies will lead to the different orientation towards foreignization or domestication.
| Original language | English |
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| Publication status | Presented - 6 Jun 2016 |
| Event | LT Seminar on Translation Research, Practice and Pedagogy 2016 - City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China Duration: 6 Jun 2016 → … http://lt.cityu.edu.hk/Research/cred/Departmental-Seminars/event/?vSubFID=6&Topic_ID=1691 |
Conference
| Conference | LT Seminar on Translation Research, Practice and Pedagogy 2016 |
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| Place | Hong Kong, China |
| Period | 6/06/16 → … |
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Research Keywords
- Subtitling
- technical constraints
- culture-bound referents
- multi-modality
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