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<p>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.</p>
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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.

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

Romanian Journal of English Studies

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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...

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

Published Online: Jan 05, 2021

Page range: 63 - 73

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/rjes-2020-0008

Keywords
audio-visual translation, euphemisms, humour

© 2020 Luminiţa Frenţiu, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

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

Published Online: Jan 05, 2021

Page range: 63 - 73

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/rjes-2020-0008

Keywordsaudio-visual translation, euphemisms, humour

© 2020 Luminiţa Frenţiu, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Keywords
audio-visual translation, euphemisms, humour