A Study of Subtitle Translation from the Perspective of Skopos Theory: <i>Youth Film as a Case Study</i>

Lyu Liangqiu; Wang Donghui

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A Study of Subtitle Translation from the Perspective of Skopos Theory: Youth Film as a Case Study

Lyu Liangqiu, Wang Donghui

Published in International Journal of Applied Linguistics and Translation (Volume 4, Issue 2)

Received: 7 May 2018 Accepted: 3 July 2018 Published: 26 July 2018

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With the increasing influence of movies in the world, subtitle translation plays an indispensable role in appreciating them. Based on the theoretical framework of skopos theory, this article uses the subtitles of the film “Youth” and their translations as the corpus. The goal is to maximize the audience’s understanding of the source film lines. It combines interpretation, abbreviation, supplementary and substitution methods together. The different functions of film lines are employed to study subtitle translation. Analyzing the function of movie lines not only helps to clarify the intended functions of the translation, but also provides ideas for subtitle translation.

Published in	International Journal of Applied Linguistics and Translation (Volume 4, Issue 2)
DOI	10.11648/j.ijalt.20180402.11
Page(s)	26-30
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Film, Skopos Theory, Subtitle Translation, Youth

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Lyu Liangqiu

School of Foreign Languages, North China Electric Power University, Beijing, China
Wang Donghui

School of Foreign Languages, North China Electric Power University, Beijing, China

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Lyu Liangqiu, Wang Donghui. A Study of Subtitle Translation from the Perspective of Skopos Theory: Youth Film as a Case Study. Int J Appl Linguist Transl. 2018;4(2):26-30. doi: 10.11648/j.ijalt.20180402.11

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