Chapter 5 Discussion on the Length of Film Subtitl...
In the previous chapters,I explained that my research purpose was to identify the effective strategies used in film subtitle translation,from E-C in particular.I then described three research hypotheses for this study.From this chapter onwards,I will discuss and analysis the three hypotheses individually.Therefore,in this chapter,I set out the study pursuant to the first hypothesis: that the length of film subtitles translated into Chinese is generally greater in length than the corresponding dialogue in the original English,using the methodologies of corpus,questionnaire and interviews with a selection of scholars and practitioners.Moreover,in the process of analysing and investigating the data,I found that several types of issues appeared,which I will identify and discuss in the latter part of this chapter.The consideration of the readable length of translated subtitles reveals one of the concerns for the receptor,which is a key factor in the polysystem of subtitle translation.(https://www.daowen.com)