Descriptive translation studies of audiovisual translation

Abstract

This paper aims to identify theoretical and methodological issues, challenges and opportunities posed by the specific nature of research on audiovisual translation (AVT) developed within the framework of Descriptive Translation Studies (DTS). For this purpose, it offers a brief presentation of the overarching principles of DTS; a selective overview of research on AVT in the 21st century, considering the main achievements and challenges involved in such research; and a discussion of some theoretical and methodological issues, challenges and opportunities faced by Descriptive Audiovisual Translation Studies.

Görsel-İşi̇tsel Çevi̇ri̇de Yeni̇li̇kçi̇ Araştirma Alanlarina Örnekler Ve Türki̇ye’de Araştirma Boşluklarina Bi̇r Bakiş

“…Özellikle de doğası gereği çok alanlı olan bu çalışmalarda farklı disiplinlerle görsel-işitsel çevirinin etkileşimi konuları araştırmacıların ilgisini çekmektedir (örneğin, bkz. Assis Rosa, 2016;Kruger, 2016;Kruger & Steyn, 2014;Neves, 2016;;Remael, Reviers & Vandekerckhove, 2016;Taylor, 2016).…”

Five things you wanted to know about audiovisual translation research, but were afraid to ask

“…For a perfectionist willing to improve things, it may be interesting to look into quality (House, 2013;Mikul, 2014;Pedersen, 2017;Robert & Remael, 2017;Robert, Remael, & Bastin, 2016;Romero-Fresco, 2016;Romero-Fresco & Pöchhacker, 2017). If you are more theoretically inclined, AVT has some theoretical frameworks you can work with (Arrojo, 2013;Assis Rosa, 2016;Braun, 2016;Buzelin, 2013;Kruger, 2016;Kruger & Steyn, 2014;Neves, 2016;Nord, 2013;Remael, Reviers & Vandekerckhove, 2016;Taylor, 2016). Or how about sparking some controversy with professional translators by dabbling into machine translation (Bywood, Georgakopoulou, & Etchegoyhen, 2017;Bywood, Volk, Fishel, & Georgakopoulou, 2013;Fernández-Torné & Matamala, 2016;O'Brien, 2014;Ortiz Boix, 2016;Ortiz-Boix & Matamala, 2017)?…”