Can subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing convey the emotions of film music? A reception study

Aleksandrowicz, Paweł

doi:10.1080/0907676x.2019.1631362

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“…SDH is an AVT mode that transfers the acoustic or auditory elements into written signs (see Aleksandrowicz, 2020 ; Tamayo and Chaume, 2017 ). It involves translating dialogues and lyrics in addition to the non-verbal auditory features, such as music, sound effects, and paralanguage.…”

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A quantitative analysis of the reactions of viewers with hearing impairment to the intralingual subtitling of Egyptian movies

Al-Abbas

Haider

Saideen

2022

Heliyon

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This study investigates how the viewers with hearing impairment reacted to the Modern Standard Arabic (MSA) subtitles added to some Vernacular Arabic movies during the COVID-19 stay-at-home period. A sample group of 106 deaf participants was asked to watch the MSA subtitled version of the Egyptian vernacular movie, Boushkash , and fill in an 18-item questionnaire of five constructs, namely, (1) movie watching habits, (2) technical aspects, (3) linguistic and paralinguistic information, (4) attitude, and (5) future actions and recommendations. The analysis showed that the intralingual subtitling of vernacular Arabic comedy movies was received positively by the participants. The technical specifications of the subtitles were satisfactory and adequate. The paralinguistic information was helpful as it offers a better understanding of the movie and creates a sense of reality in the movie's scenes. This indicates that intralingual subtitling is a step in the right direction that makes audiovisual materials accessible to people with hearing impairment and enhances their feeling of social inclusion. The study concludes that more governmental care in the Arab countries should be directed towards this minority group by urging national TV channels to add intralingual translation to their various programs.

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A quantitative analysis of the reactions of viewers with hearing impairment to the intralingual subtitling of Egyptian movies

Al-Abbas

Haider

Saideen

2022

Heliyon

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“…In the same vein, Neves (2005) proposed that translators have got to grasp well regarding the intended addressee or subjected audiences. Aleksandrowicz (2020) defines SDH as an audiovisual translation that renders the audio into written signs, then suggests an example by describing the music played in the movie as a piece of information by adding the square brackets, for example [cheerful music]. It can be interpreted that deaf viewers may not be able to convey the emotional sides if no written signs are added.…”

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Examining Students’ Translation Quality in Subtitling for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing

Aminudin

Hidayati

2022

ijeltal

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The past decade has shown the rapid development of digital media. Subtitling as a result of audio-visual translation (AVT) becomes a crucial part because it has to be able to provide the best subtitles for deaf and hard of hearing people. This descriptive qualitative study aims to examine the quality of subtitling for deaf and hard of hearing (SDH) of a subtitled movie entitled “The Three Little Pigs” by the students of English faculty in Surakarta city, Indonesia. Three raters are invited to contribute to assessing the quality of the subtitle. Concerning deaf and hard of hearing, the rater for readability aspect comes from the deaf person willing to contribute to the study. The finding of 72 data revealed that the quality of subtitling was accurate (51), acceptable (62), and less readable subtitling (49). The result can be helpful as a way of gaining accessibility and spreading the information to the DHH viewers. As the pedagogical implication of future work on translation, it can be used as a consideration to achieve the readability aspect more significantly, specifically, DHH readers or viewers.

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Translating emotions: a netnography of affect in a conference interpreting case during COVID-19

2023

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Can subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing convey the emotions of film music? A reception study

Cited by 7 publications

References 17 publications

A quantitative analysis of the reactions of viewers with hearing impairment to the intralingual subtitling of Egyptian movies

A quantitative analysis of the reactions of viewers with hearing impairment to the intralingual subtitling of Egyptian movies

Examining Students’ Translation Quality in Subtitling for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing

Translating emotions: a netnography of affect in a conference interpreting case during COVID-19

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