The audiovisual translation of crime series : a genre approach

This doctoral thesis called ‘The audiovisual translation of crime series: a genre approach’ has the objective of conducting an in-depth study of the audiovisual translation of crime fiction, with the objective of gaining a greater understanding of it, due to the lack of research that has been devote...

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Autor: López Yáñez. Javier
Tipo de documento: tese
Data de publicação:2024
País:España
Recursos:Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM)
Repositório:Docta Complutense
Idioma:inglês
OAI Identifier:oai:docta.ucm.es:20.500.14352/112500
Acesso em linha:https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/112500
Access Level:Acceso aberto
Palavra-chave:81'25(043.2)
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Translating and interpreting
Traducción e interpretación
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Resumo:This doctoral thesis called ‘The audiovisual translation of crime series: a genre approach’ has the objective of conducting an in-depth study of the audiovisual translation of crime fiction, with the objective of gaining a greater understanding of it, due to the lack of research that has been devoted to this matter. To achieve this, an examination is carried out on the translation of this genre, with a comparative analysis between crime and comedy genres.The selected corpus for this thesis is made of two American TV series: Wicked City, a crime drama, and Crowded, a comedy. The analysis comprises both quantitative and qualitative approaches, thus providing a deeper exploration of the subject matter. The first part of the analysis includes a study of the typical characteristics of the crime genre, as well as the linguistic and technical constraints that shape its audiovisual translation. In addition, the translation techniques employed are also examined, along with an investigation into the presence of humorous elements within the series of this genre...