Abstract
It is an inescapable fact that subtitling, as a form of interlingual translation, must simplify information, if not wherever possible, then wherever necessary. This need to simplify arises because subtitles do not replace the original language of the film, they coexist with it, as well as with the other audio and visual channels of the film, and even — should the subtitles be too complex — compete with them. Thus, having to match reading speed to speaking speed invariably leads to choices about what to prioritise in subtitles, and this forms an equal part of the whole translation process.
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Skuggevik, E. (2009). Teaching Screen Translation: The Role of Pragmatics in Subtitling. In: Cintas, J.D., Anderman, G. (eds) Audiovisual Translation. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230234581_15
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