In such a unified framework of European mass communication, subtitling-as a means of overcoming linguistic barriers between the nations-will come to play a critical role. digital TV) are bound to overcome the limited physical borders of the participating countries, leading to the creation of a pan-European market audience. However, there are a few undeniable realistic parameters that cannot pass unnoticed: a) the movement towards a United Europe necessitates the adoption of common practices that would enable the participating countries to operate as a unified body, b) new technological developments in mass media and communication (e.g.

In other words, the attempt nowadays is rather to describe the various subtitling conventions being followed throughout Europe, rather than to impose new ones. In Europe, current research into subtitling is oriented towards an attempt to describe the various subtitling practices around the countries of the continent rather than to dictate what practices should rather be followed. As a consequence, the research effort has been shifted from an investigation of things that should be done to an investigation of things that are being done.Īudiovisual/Screen Translation is not left out of the trend. Translation Studies is nowadays overwhelmed by a number of attempts to discard prescriptive standpoints and adopt new, descriptive directions. Including Technical and Academic Writing in Translation CurriculaĪ Translator’s Guide to Organic Chemical Nomenclature XIĪ Proposed Set of Subtitling Standards in EuropeĮuropean Association for Studies in Screen Translation (ESIST)

Translation and Transliteration of the Mongolian Language Karamitroglou is a member of the European Association for Studies in Screen Translation (ESIST) and of the British Institute of Translation and Interpreting (ITI).ĭr. research in Audiovisual Translation (to be awarded in July 1998).ĭr. in Translation Studies in December 1996 and remained at UMIST for a Ph.D. After serving in the Greek Army as a Reserve Cadet Officer, he moved to England to earn a Masters Degree at the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology (UMIST), sponsored by the Greek State Scholarship Foundation (IKY).

He received a First Degree Diploma in English Language and Literature in 1993. He entered the School of English at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki in 1989. 2įotios Karamitroglou was born in Thessaloniki, Greece, on June 30, 1971. Subtitling Standards - A Proposal Volume 2, No.

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