Tenor of discourse in translated diglossic Indonesian film subtitles
This paper examines the challenges posed by the diglossic nature of the Indonesian language in translating film dialogue into English-language subtitles. Indonesian is based on dialects of Malay, which by the 19th Century had become the lingua franca of the Netherlands East Indies. It was adopted by...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Western Sydney University
2010-11-01
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| Series: | Translation and Interpreting : the International Journal of Translation and Interpreting Research |
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| Online Access: | http://www.trans-int.org/index.php/transint/article/view/91/77 |