Translation, humour and the media. (2010)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Delia Chiaro.
• Other Names: Chiaro, Delia, 1953-
• Contents: Part I. Translating Humour in the Global Media \ 1. That's Not Funny Here: Humorous Advertising Across Boundaries Charles S. Gulas and Marc G. Weinberger\ 2. Humor In Translated Cartoons and Comics Federico Zanettin \ 3. And the Oscar Goes To...: A Study of the Simultaneous Interpretation of Humour at the Academy Awards Ceremony Rachele Antonini \ Part II. Translating Humour on Screen \ 4. Japanese TV Entertainment: Framing Humour With Open Caption Telop Minako O'Hagan \ 5. The Importance of Not Being Earnest: Translating Humour in Video Games Carmen Mangiron \ 6. Translating Audiovisual Humour: A Hong Kong Case Study Yau Wai-Ping \ Part III. Humour, Translating and Quality \ 7. Audiences and Translated Humour: An Empirical Study Linda Rossato and Delia Chiaro \ 8. Language-Play, Translation, and Quality - With Examples From Dubbing and Subtitling Thorsten Schröter \ Part IV. Translating Humour for the Big Screen \ 9. Woody Allen's Themes Through His Films, and His Films Through Their Translations Patrick Zabalbescoa \ 10. On the (Mis/Over/Under) Translation Of The Marx Brothers' Humour Adrián Fuentes Luque \ Part V. Translating Sitcoms \ 11. Language, Comedy and Translation in the BBC Sitcom 'Allo 'Allo! Dirk Delabastita \ 12. Laughing To Death: Dubbed and Subtitled Humour In Six Feet Under Chiara Bucaria \ 13. Dynamic Versus Static Discourse: Will & Grace and Its Spanish Dubbed Version Roberto A. Valdeón \ Bibliography \ Index.
• Publisher Details: London : Continuum
• Publication Date: 2010
• Extent: 1 online resource (256 pages)
• Subjects: 418.02; Translating and interpreting; Joking; Mass media; Joking; Mass media; Translating and interpreting; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781441137883; 1441137882; 9781441140678; 1441140670
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.