Zoe De Linde, Neil Kay

The Semiotics of Subtitling (eBook, PDF)

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Produktbeschreibung

Subtitling serves two purposes: to translate the dialogue of foreign language films for secondary audiences (interlingual) and to transform the soundtrack of television programmes into written captions for deaf and hard-of-hearing viewers (intralingual)

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 124
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. April 2016
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781134957415
• Artikelnr.: 44875280

Autorenporträt

De Linde, Zoe; Kay, Neil

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1: Subtitling and Audio-visual Language Transfer

1.1. The context of subtitling
1.2. A typology of audio-visual language transfer
1.3. Analysis of subtitling
1.4. Linguistic background
1.5. The audio-visual dimension
1.5.1. Spatial restrictions
1.5.2. Temporal restrictions
1.5.3. Synchronization
1.6. Summary

Chapter 2: Intralingual Subtitling

2.1. Introduction
2.2. Importance of subtitling
2.3. Technical description of subtitling
2.3.1. Deaf and hard-of-hearing viewers
2.4. Subtitling for deaf and hard-of-hearing viewers
2.4.1. Representing the phonological component
2.4.1.1. Emphasis and phrasing
2.4.1.2. Tone of voice
2.4.1.3. Accents and foreign languages
2.4.1.4. Humour
2.4.2. Subtitling the non-verbal component
2.4.2.1. Sound effects
2.4.2.2.Music
2.4.3. Subtitling in a dynamic medium
2.4.3.1. Locating and identifying speakers
2.4.3.2. Timing and synchronization
2.4.3.3. Leading and lagging
2.4.3.4. Shot changes
2.4.3.5. The need for research
2.5. Proposed research
2.5.1. Analysis of subtitling standards
2.5.2. Transfer of language
2.5.3. Reading characteristics of viewers
2.5.4. Analysis of viewing behaviour
2.6. Summary of objectives

Chapter 3: Reading Characteristics of Deaf and Hard-of-hearing Viewers

3.1. Introduction
3.2. The concept of inner-speech
3.2.1. Electromyographic recording (EMG)
3.2.2. Concurrent vocalization
3.2.3. Homophonic reading
3.3. Deaf readers
3.4. Recoding strategies among the deaf
3.4.1. Articulatory codes
3.4.2. Dactylic (fingerspelling)
3.4.3. Sign language
3.4.4. No recoding
3.5. The role of recoding in comprehension
3.6. Summary

Chapter 4: The Integration of Text and Film

4.1. Introduction
4.2. Textual features
4.2.1. Language style
4.2.2. Text cohesion
4.2.3. Referential cohesion
4.2.4. Substitution and Ellipsis
4.2.5. Conjunction
4.2.6. Lexical cohesion
4.2.7. Text cohesion and subtitles
4.3. Film features
4.3.1. Camera manipulation
4.3.2. Editing
4.3.3. Film features and subtitles
4.4. Summary

Chapter 5: Studying the Effect of Subtitles

5.1. Introduction
5.2. Survey method
5.3. Semi-controlled experiment method
5.4. Controlled experiment method
5.5. Summary

Chapter 6: Subtitling for Adults

6.1. Introduction
6.2. Subtitle samples
6.3. Selection and analysis procedure
6.4. Results: characteristics of subtitles broadcast for adults
6.4.1. Synchronicity between subtitle and sound
6.4.2. Synchronicity between subtitle and image
6.4.3. Extent of editing
6.5. Summary

Chapter 7: Subtitling for Children

7.1. Introduction
7.2. Subtitle samples
7.3. Selection and analysis procedure
7.4. Results
7.4.1. Synchronicity between subtitles and sound
7.4.2. Synchronicity between subtitles and image
7.4.3. Extent of editing
7.5. Summary

Chapter 8: Analyzing Viewing Behaviour

8.1. Introduction
8.1.1. Experimental procedure
8.1.1.1. Participants
8.1.1.2. Materials
8.1.2. Procedure
8.2. Results and analysis
8.2.1. Study 1: Subtitle rate
8.2.1.1. Interactive effects of programme & subtitle
8.2.2. Study 2: Onset of speech
8.2.2.1. Main effects of group, programme, and subtitle
8.2.2.2. Interactive effect of programme and subtitle
8.2.3. Study 3: Shot changes
8.2.3.1. Main effect of programme
8.2.3.2. Interactive effect of programme and subtitle
8.2.4. Study 4: Extent of editing
8.2.4.1. Interactive effect of group & programme
8.2.4.2. Interactive effect of group & subtitle
8.2.4.3. Interactive effect of programme & subtitle
8.2.5. Study 5: Visibility of speaker
8.2.5.1. Main effect of group
8.2.5.2. Interactive effect of group & programme
8.2.5.3. Interactive effect of programme & subtitle
8.3. Summary

Chapter 9: Conclusions