SIL International Publications

English-Chinese Film Translation in China

Series: 
Journal of Translation
Volume Issue: 
9(2)
Author(s):
Yu Haikuo
Abstract: 
Film translation in China has developed quickly. This article discusses the origin and nature of film, the features of film language, and the two main forms of film translation in China: dubbing and subtitling. The article then gives an overview of the history of film translation, and finally it investigates the main techniques used in English-Chinese dubbing and subtitling.
Issue Date: 
2013
Country: 
China
Field: 
Content Language: 
Subject: 
Subtitling
Films
Dubbing
Cinema
Subject Languages: 
Nature of Work: 
Extent: 
pages 55-65
Entry Number: 
55626