This review reports on the Italian dubbing of Gran Torino (by Clint Eastwood, 2008), as an example of target-oriented translation. The linguistic content is the use of offensive language, a controversial issue both in the US and in Italy (its dubbed version) when the movie was released.

Alborghetti, C., Recensione a "Filmer, D., The 'gook' goes 'gay'. Cultural interference in translating offensive language inTRAlinea, online journal 2012", <<L'ANALISI LINGUISTICA E LETTERARIA>>, 2013; XXI (1):110-110 [http://hdl.handle.net/10807/62118]

The 'gook' goes 'gay'. Cultural interference in translating offensive language

Alborghetti, Claudia
2013

Abstract

This review reports on the Italian dubbing of Gran Torino (by Clint Eastwood, 2008), as an example of target-oriented translation. The linguistic content is the use of offensive language, a controversial issue both in the US and in Italy (its dubbed version) when the movie was released.
2013
AREA10 - SCIENZE DELL'ANTICHITÀ, FILOLOGICO-LETTERARIE E STORICO-ARTISTICHE
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Inglese
Inglese
offensive language, dubbing, descriptive translation studies
Settore L-LIN/12 - LINGUA E TRADUZIONE - LINGUA INGLESE
XXI
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2013
110
110
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Comitato scientifico
Filmer, D.
The 'gook' goes 'gay'. Cultural interference in translating offensive language
inTRAlinea
2012
online journal
online
264
03. Contributo in rivista::Scheda bibliografica
Alborghetti, Claudia
info:eu-repo/semantics/review
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scheda_nuova_41
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Alborghetti, C., Recensione a "Filmer, D., The 'gook' goes 'gay'. Cultural interference in translating offensive language inTRAlinea, online journal 2012", <<L'ANALISI LINGUISTICA E LETTERARIA>>, 2013; XXI (1):110-110 [http://hdl.handle.net/10807/62118]
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