(Mis)representations of Motherf** in Italian Film Dubbing

There are swearwords which are considered very offensive and are almost unutterable in many situations and in different languages. One of such words is “motherfucker”, which, nonetheless, is fairly used in American films. Being forbidden in Italian dubbing, the literature claims that audiovisual tra...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Patrizia Giampieri
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Milano University Press 2018-05-01
Series:Altre Modernità
Online Access:https://riviste.unimi.it/index.php/AMonline/article/view/10120