The translation of oh in a corpus of dubbed sitcoms

This article aims to study the functions of the interjection oh in a corpus of English sitcoms and their translation in the Catalan dubbed version. After defining the functions and patterns of this unit in the original English corpus and attempting a classification, the translation strategies used a...

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Bibliographic Details
Author: Matamala, Anna|||0000-0002-1607-9011
Format: Article
Publication date:2007
Country:España
Institution:Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Repository:Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UAB
Language:English
OAI Identifier:oai:ddd.uab.cat:20768
Online Access:https://ddd.uab.cat/record/20768
https://dx.doi.org/urn:doi:10.5565/rev/catjl.127
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Interjeccions
Traducció audiovisual
Oralitat
Català
Anglès
Interjections
Audiovisual translation
Orality
Oh
Catalan
English
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Summary:This article aims to study the functions of the interjection oh in a corpus of English sitcoms and their translation in the Catalan dubbed version. After defining the functions and patterns of this unit in the original English corpus and attempting a classification, the translation strategies used are analysed taking into account different factors such as frequency and specific constraints inherent to this type of audiovisual translation (i.e. lip synchronisation). This article will explore whether oh is translated by interjections, omitted or translated by non-interjective structures. Attention is also paid to combinations in which this unit appears.