Some Current Trends and Research Possibilities in the Audiovisual Translation of the 2020s

• Authors: Adriána Hrabčáková

Abstracts

EN

This overview article explores some of the current trends and research possibilities in audiovisual translation which is a rapidly growing eld of translation studies due to the increased demand for audiovisual content in the era of technology. It briefly describes audience-oriented studies and research possibilities regarding humour perception and eye tracking with a special focus on making audiovisual content available to hearing and visually impaired audience. Moreover, it outlines collaborative translation and crowdsourcing along with fansubbing and fandubbing as a popular forms of nonprofessional practice. The article also discusses the employment of the machine, neural machine and speech translation to audiovisual or media content.

Keywords

EN

audiovisual translation; reception studies; accessibility; crowdsourcing; collaborative translation; speech translation

• Publisher: Państwowa Wyższa Szkoła Zawodowa w Chełmie
• Journal: Language. Culture. Politics. International Journal
• Year: 2023
• Volume: 1
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 49-61

Dates

published

2023

Contributors

author

Adriána Hrabčáková

• University of Prešov

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Identifiers

DOI

10.54515/lcp.2023.1.49-61

Biblioteka Nauki

22676711