This handbook brings together contributions from the main experts in the field of multilingualism and language varieties (including dialects, accents, sociolects, and idiolects of specific speech communities) as expressed in fictional dialogue on-screen in films, and television series.

1. The Joy of Multilingualism.- Part I Foreignness and Otherness.- 2. Multilingualism as a Marker of Foreignness in Translation: Language Varieties to Help Depict the Out-Group on Screen.- 3. Constructing the Other: Linguistically Manifested Otherness in Audiovisual Translation.- 4. Portraying Middle Easterners in English-Speaking TV Series: From Stereotypes to Nuanced Portrayals.- 5. Representing Migration.- Part II Character Portrayal and Stereotypes.- 6. Sociolects on the Small Screen: The Case of the British Upper Class.- 7. US Language Varieties in TV Series.- 8. Gayspeak, Camp Talk, and In-Between Languages in Screen Representations.- 9. Negotiating Identities from Intersectional Perspectives: Gendered Translation and Accessibility in Audiovisual Fiction.- Part III Audiences and Prosumers.- 10. Fan Translation and Multilingualism.- 11. Cyberdubbing and Language Variation.- 12. Viewing Multilingual Films in the Original and Translated Version(s): What Message Do Audiences Receive?.- 13. The Illusion of Symmetry: Subtitling African American into French.- Part IV Power Relations and Social Interactions.- 14. Multilingualism in Chinese Cinema.- 15. Fascism and Film Translation in and between Italy, Germany, and Spain.- 16. Accent and Dialect in Literary Adaptations and in Translation.- Part V Animation, Youth and Comedy.- 17. Talking Young: The Language of Youth on Screen.- 18. Multilingual Humour in Sitcoms.- 19. Funny Foreigners: Sometimes Not So Funny and Not So Foreign.- 20. Humorous Tropes in Multilingual Films.- 21. “Wingapo, Father”. Multilingual Chronicles of Coming-of-Age Journeys in American Ethnically Diverse Animated Films and Their Italian dubbed version.- 22. Diejen Is Iejl Prikkelboar: Language Variation in Dutch Dubbing of Popular Computer-Animated Feature Films for Flanders.- Part VI Modes and Alternatives.- 23. Invented Languages in AVT.- 24. Multimodality on Screen and the Filmic Potential of Sign Languages.- 25. Didactic Audiovisual Translation and Teacher Training: A Preliminary Approach.- 26. Latin (and Less Greek) in Popular Films from the 1980s to the Present.- 27. Translating Film Titles—A Qualitative and Quantitative Approach.

This handbook brings together contributions from the main experts in the field of multilingualism and language varieties (including dialects, accents, sociolects, and idiolects of specific speech communities) as expressed in fictional dialogue on-screen in films, and television series. The chapters included in the volume cover both the representation of these varieties and multilingual situations on screen as well as their translation into a range of languages. The handbook will thus be an essential resource for scholars and students in diverse fields including translation studies, audiovisual translation, linguistics, dialectology, film and television studies.

“Enriched by contributions from leading experts in the field, this handbook explores the representation and translation of multilingualism, dialects, accents, and sociolects in fictional dialogue. From Hollywood blockbusters to indie gems and TV series, this groundbreaking collection deciphers the linguistic tapestry that makes up our mediascape. Whether you’re a translator, a cinema buff or a curious linguist explorer, this handbook is your passport to the universe of multilingual entertainment.” (Jorge Díaz Cinta, Centre for Translation Studies (CenTraS), University College London, London, UK)

Offers a range of interdisciplinary perspectives on regional and social language varieties and on multilingualism Includes a large number of examples from popular books, films, plays and TV shows Analyses the often creative, innovative characterisations of languages devised by authors and translators

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