Translating documentaries: From Neanderthals to the Supernanny

Anna Matamala

doi:https://doi.org/10.1080/09076760902940112

Translating documentaries: From Neanderthals to the Supernanny

Anna Matamala

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Abstract

This article analyses the main features of documentary translation using a corpus of 20 documentaries translated by the author from English into Catalan over a two-year period (2006–07). After a short review of the literature on documentary translation, the main characteristics of this type of translation in terms of topics, speakers and transfer modes are described. Special emphasis is put on language register transfer in non-fictional programmes, taking into account mode, field and tenor. Finally, further challenges such as the translation of proper nouns, comprehension problems or mistranscriptions are presented. © 2009 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	93-107
Journal	Perspectives: Studies in Translatology
Volume	17
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/09076760902940112
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2009

Keywords

Audiovisual translation
Documentaries
Language variation
Terminology
Voice-over

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