film title translation
MINISTRY OF SCIENCE AND EDUCATION OF UKRAINE
LVIV POLITECHNIC NATIONAL UNIVERSITY
ISTITUTE OF COMPUTER SCIENCES AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES
Department of Applied Linguistics
COURSE PAPER IN THEORY AND PRACTICE OF TRANSLATION
DIFFICULTIES IN TRANSLATING
MOVIE TITLES
Presented by the student of the group FL42
M.O. Zaremba
Supervised by the senior lecturer of AL Department
V. I. Holtvyan
Lviv 2014
Table of contents:
Introduction…………………………………………………………………………………………..3
Chapter One: Translation as the Possibility of Understanding the Art of Film Titles
1.1. The Power of Film Translation…………………………………………………………………6
1.2. Types and History of Film Translation………………………………………………………...7
1.3. The Invention of Film Titles……………………………………………………………………8
1.4. The Art of Film Tiles……………………………………………………………………………9
1.5. Brief Historical View of the Titles of Cultural Products……………………………………10 1.5.1. The Three Models of Mass Communication……………………………………………..11
1.5.2. The Film Title and the System of Paratext……………………………………………….12
1.5.3. The Titles of Audiovisual Fiction and the Flow Model…………………………………..12
1.6. The Three Models of Mass Communication…………………………………………………13
1.7. Film Tiles’ Translation………………………………………………………………………...14
1.7.1. Types of Film Titles’ Translation ………………………………………………………...15
Chapter Two: Difficulties in Translating Film Titles from English into Ukrainian
2.1. Difficulties in Translating Comedy Movie Titles…………………………………………….17
2.2. Difficulties in Translating Horror Movie Titles……………………………………………...20
2.3. Difficulties in Translating Action Movie Titles………………………………………………22
2.4. Difficulties in Translating Melodramatic Movie Titles……………………………………...24
2.5. Difficulties in Translating Adventure and Historical Movie Titles…………………………27
Conclusion…………………………………………………………………………………………..30
Bibliography………………………………………………………………………………………...32
Introduction Nowadays
LVIV POLITECHNIC NATIONAL UNIVERSITY
ISTITUTE OF COMPUTER SCIENCES AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES
Department of Applied Linguistics
COURSE PAPER IN THEORY AND PRACTICE OF TRANSLATION
DIFFICULTIES IN TRANSLATING
MOVIE TITLES
Presented by the student of the group FL42
M.O. Zaremba
Supervised by the senior lecturer of AL Department
V. I. Holtvyan
Lviv 2014
Table of contents:
Introduction…………………………………………………………………………………………..3
Chapter One: Translation as the Possibility of Understanding the Art of Film Titles
1.1. The Power of Film Translation…………………………………………………………………6
1.2. Types and History of Film Translation………………………………………………………...7
1.3. The Invention of Film Titles……………………………………………………………………8
1.4. The Art of Film Tiles……………………………………………………………………………9
1.5. Brief Historical View of the Titles of Cultural Products……………………………………10 1.5.1. The Three Models of Mass Communication……………………………………………..11
1.5.2. The Film Title and the System of Paratext……………………………………………….12
1.5.3. The Titles of Audiovisual Fiction and the Flow Model…………………………………..12
1.6. The Three Models of Mass Communication…………………………………………………13
1.7. Film Tiles’ Translation………………………………………………………………………...14
1.7.1. Types of Film Titles’ Translation ………………………………………………………...15
Chapter Two: Difficulties in Translating Film Titles from English into Ukrainian
2.1. Difficulties in Translating Comedy Movie Titles…………………………………………….17
2.2. Difficulties in Translating Horror Movie Titles……………………………………………...20
2.3. Difficulties in Translating Action Movie Titles………………………………………………22
2.4. Difficulties in Translating Melodramatic Movie Titles……………………………………...24
2.5. Difficulties in Translating Adventure and Historical Movie Titles…………………………27
Conclusion…………………………………………………………………………………………..30
Bibliography………………………………………………………………………………………...32
Introduction Nowadays
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