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Translating Euphemisms in an Audio-Visual Medium. The Case of Stand-Up Comedy

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Published Online: Jan 05, 2021
Page range: 63 - 73
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/rjes-2020-0008
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The present paper investigates the difficulties in preserving humour in translating euphemisms in a specific, popular comedy genre: stand-up comedy. The investigation goes beyond the lexical level and focuses on the constraints of the audio-visual translation as well.

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Linguistics and Semiotics, Theoretical Frameworks and Disciplines, Linguistics, other, Germanic Languages, English
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