The Palgrave Handbook of Multilingualism and Language Varieties on Screen

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Edited by Irene Ranzato and Patrick Zabalbeascoa

Type: Essays
Subject: Sociology
Keywords: national cultures, spoken language, translation
Publishing date: 2024 (September 27, 2024)
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Language: English

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Hardcover • 671 pages
6 ½ x 9 ¼ inches (16.5 x 23.5 cm)

ISBN

978-3-031-61620-4

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This handbook brings together contributions from the main experts in the field of multilingualism and language varieties (including dialects, accents, sociolects, and idiolects of specific speech communities) as expressed in fictional dialogue on-screen in films, and television series. The chapters included in the volume cover both the representation of these varieties and multilingual situations on screen as well as their translation into a range of languages. The handbook will thus be an essential resource for scholars and students in diverse fields including translation studies, audiovisual translation, linguistics, dialectology, film and television studies.

About the authors:
Irene Ranzato is Associate Professor of English Linguistics and Translation at Rome Sapienza University, Italy. Her interests focus on audiovisual translation, on the study of regional and social varieties of English and on the intersection between language and ideologies in fictional dialogue.Patrick Zabalbeascoa is a Full Professor in Translation Studies at the Pompeu Fabra University in Barcelona, Spain. He lectures in translation theory and audiovisual screen translation, mostly from English into Spanish and Catalan. His research is focused on translation studies, with special attention to the television and the cinema.

Press Reviews:
"Enriched by contributions from leading experts in the field, this handbook explores the representation and translation of multilingualism, dialects, accents, and sociolects in fictional dialogue. From Hollywood blockbusters to indie gems and TV series, this groundbreaking collection deciphers the linguistic tapestry that makes up our mediascape. Whether you’re a translator, a cinema buff or a curious linguist explorer, this handbook is your passport to the universe of multilingual entertainment." (Jorge Díaz Cinta, Centre for Translation Studies (CenTraS), University College London, London, UK)

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