Translation, Humour and the Media Translation and Humour Volume 2
by Chiaro, DeliaFormat: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2010-11-25
Publisher(s): Bloomsbury Academic
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Summary
Examines the intersection of humour and translation studies as found in the media -- on television, In film and in print.
Table of Contents
Part I. Translating Humour in the Global Media \ 1. That's Not Funny Here: Humorous Advertising Across Boundaries Charles S. Gulas and Marc G. Weinberger\ 2. Humor In Translated Cartoons and Comics Federico Zanettin \ 3. And the Oscar Goes To...: A Study of the Simultaneous Interpretation of Humour at the Academy Awards Ceremony Rachele Antonini \ Part II. Translating Humour on Screen \ 4. Japanese TV Entertainment: Framing Humour With Open Caption Telop Minako O'Hagan \ 5. The Importance of Not Being Earnest: Translating Humour in Video Games Carmen Mangiron \ 6. Translating Audiovisual Humour: A Hong Kong Case Study Yau Wai-Ping \ Part III. Humour, Translating and Quality \ 7. Audiences and Translated Humour: An Empirical Study Linda Rossato and Delia Chiaro \ 8. Language-Play, Translation, and Quality - With Examples From Dubbing and Subtitling Thorsten Schröter \ Part IV. Translating Humour for the Big Screen \ 9. Woody Allen's Themes Through His Films, and His Films Through Their Translations Patrick Zabalbescoa \ 10. On the (Mis/Over/Under) Translation Of The Marx Brothers' Humour Adrián Fuentes Luque \ Part V. Translating Sitcoms \ 11. Language, Comedy and Translation in the BBC Sitcom 'Allo 'Allo! Dirk Delabastita \ 12. Laughing To Death: Dubbed and Subtitled Humour In Six Feet Under Chiara Bucaria \ 13. Dynamic Versus Static Discourse: Will & Grace and Its Spanish Dubbed Version Roberto A. Valdeón \ Bibliography \ Index
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