Abstract
By simply watching subtitled films in Greece, traditionally considered a subtitling country, and Spain, a dubbing country, certain differences in this professional practice of audiovisual translation may easily be observed. In this chapter the aim is two-fold:first to look into the factors that guide translators’ decisions in the process of subtitling in these two countries, by finding indications of norms; second, closely related to the first, is to explore the relationship between the subtitles and the other elements of the audiovisual text. The main premises are that the use of descriptive tools can overcome the limitations posed by prescriptive approaches and that there are regularities in the practice of subtitling.
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Sokoli, S. (2009). Subtitling Norms in Greece and Spain. In: Cintas, J.D., Anderman, G. (eds) Audiovisual Translation. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230234581_3
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