Translating documentaries : from Neanderthals to the Supernanny
Matamala, Anna (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Traducció i d'Interpretació)

Date:	2009
Abstract:	This paper analyses the main features of documentary translation using a corpus of twenty documentaries translated by the author from English into Catalan over a two-year period (2006/07). After a short review of the literature on documentary translation, the main characteristics of this type of translation in terms of topics, speakers and transfer modes are described. Special emphasis is put on language register transfer in non-fictional programmes taking into account mode, field and tenor. Finally, further challenges such as the translation of proper nouns, comprehension problems or mistranscriptions are presented.
Rights:	Tots els drets reservats.
Language:	Anglès
Document:	Article ; recerca ; Versió acceptada per publicar
Subject:	Audiovisual translation ; Documentaries ; Terminology ; Voice-over ; Language variation
Published in:	Perspectives. Studies in Translation Theory and Practice, Vol. 17, Núm. 2 (2009) , p. 93-107, ISSN 1747-6623

DOI: 10.1080/09076760902940112

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