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

Open Access
|Jan 2021

Abstract

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.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/rjes-2020-0008 | Journal eISSN: 2286-0428 | Journal ISSN: 1584-3734
Language: English
Page range: 63 - 73
Published on: Jan 5, 2021
Published by: West University of Timisoara, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 times per year

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