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Title Audiovisual Translation from English Into Urdu in Pakistan: A Functional Equivalence Perspective

Author(s) SUMYIA KHIZAR

Abstract The aim of present research was to investigate a range of translation problems related to the accuracy of Dubbing and Subtitling from English into Urdu in which 10 different dubbed and subtitled videos were selected for the Analysis. The contribution of this study is as follows: the researcher selected 10 dubbed and subtitled documentaries from English into Urdu based on the translation problems to fill the research gap of the present research. The researcher adopts functional equivalence theory of translation and Tripartite Theory of Glosseme (semantic, pragmatic and grammatical perspectives) to establish a theoretical framework which provides a flexible way of analyzing translation and enables the original meanings of words to be analyzed through various perspectives, especially for Urdu and English translation. This study demonstrated that the majority of translation problems gathered from the selected dubbed and subtitled documentaries were found at the 3 preliminary level and in the content word class which have much practical relevance and research value for the pedagogical purpose of Audiovisual Translation. Furthermore, when AV translation is being done from English into Urdu, problems such as selection of suitable words and meaning becomes a challenge for translators. Words with different connotations are translated identically that causes problem in Urdu dubbing and subtitling. There are also pragmatic problems in Urdu dubbing and subtitling that refers to context such as using the meaning of the same word that varies in different contexts which create confusion among viewers. An audiovisual translation which is not in accordance with the context such as Pakistani context creates inappropriate translations. During translating process, some of the translation problems occur at grammatical level too. With the increasing interaction between Pakistan and other countries in global contexts such as culture, economics and commerce, there is a great need to expand research regarding all areas and issues within audiovisual translation in order to overcome the difficulties.

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Publication Date 2022-01-31

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