8.4 Limitations and Future Study
As explained in the previous sections,this is the first stage of research.Therefore,I could not accomplish all my wanted to in a single project due to limited time.The main limitations of the current study can be expressed as follows:
1) The amount of collected subtitles is relatively small compared with a more extensive translation corpus.
2) The group consulted via questionnaires is also limited in size.At this stage of the study,I only chose one kind of audience to complete my questionnaire.Although this group represents an important section of viewers who watch translated animated films,other kinds of audience should also be considered.(https://www.daowen.com)
3) Since the discussion and suggestion about the main issues and effective strategies were based on the collected data at this stage of the current research,once the data are updated and enlarged,more specific issues could be identified,allowing more evidence to test the effectiveness of the discussed strategies to emerge.Therefore,the study of these two aspects of current film subtitles will have more reference value to the future study of animation film subtitle translation from English into Chinese.
Based on the above analysis,further study by me could address the limitations,not least by testing the measuring value in a real situation.In doing so,I would expect to obtain more data and finally fulfil the purpose of her study at a practical level.
Moreover,this research is limited to one of the branches in the full range of AVT study; considering them all would be an endless task.In the past three years,AVT research has been characterized by two typical and notable features: diversification and interdisciplinarity.The current research seizes the opportunity to construct a model for the study of subtitle translation in E-C animation films.At this stage,I have chosen to refer to Gottlieb’s theoretical writings rather than more topical theories,as I wish to employ a traditional and wellestablished translation concept as my foundation stone.Following the current research,however,I fully intend to incorporate the latest ideas and technologies into my future work in order to improve and strengthen my research acquisition so that it meet the needs of the current era.