Characteristics of and Approaches to English Movie Translation
A Case Study of Forrest Gump
Abstract：Based on understanding of the history of movie translation development and its research results, this paper gives definition of movie translation and its related implication, and points out that movie translation includes types of dubbing and subtitling. Movie translation language is considered to bear three characteristics, namely the restriction of mouth-type, different language forms and recipients. In view of it, this paper expounds six characteristics of film translation, namely, mouth-type translation, character-oriented translation, instantaneous translation, simplicity translation, cultural service translation and colloquial translation. In the process of summarizing these materials again, this paper bases on the American movie Forrest Gump to discuss the application of the above six characteristics and give some relevant examples in the movie.
Key words: Movie Translation; Characteristics; Approaches; Forrest Gump
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1. Introduction 1
1.1 Previous Studies on English Movie Translation 1
1.2 Definition of English Movie Translation 2
2. Classification of English Movie Translation 3
2.1 Dubbing 3
2.2 Subtitling 3
3. Characteristics of English Movie Translation 3
3.1 Mouth-type Translation 4
3.2 Character-oriented Translation 5
3.3 Instantaneous Translation 5
3.4 Translation of Simplicity 6
3.5 Translation of Cultural Service 6
3.6 Colloquial Translation 7
4. A Case Study of American Movie Forrest Gump 7
4.1 The Application of Colloquial Translation 7
4.2 The Application of Character-oriented Translation 8
4.3 The Application of Mouth-type Translation 9
4.4 The Application of Instantaneous Translation 10
4.5 The Application of Simplicity Translation 11
4.6 The Application of Cultural Service Translation 12
5. Conclusion 13
Works Cited 15
