Question 1

Which of the following does/do the term 'audiovisual translation' cover?&#10;A) Subtitling&#10;B) Dubbing&#10;C) Opera surtitling

Accepted Answer

,B,C

Question 2

Which of the following is/are constraints on subtitling?&#10;A) Space&#10;B) Duration&#10;C) Image

Accepted Answer

,B,C

Question 3

Into which of Gambier's categories would subtitles for the hard of hearing fall?&#10;A) Interlingual subtitling&#10;B) Intralingual subtitling&#10;C) Audio description

Accepted Answer

B,C

Question 4

Which of the following is not an element named in Taylor's multimodal transcription model (see Table 11.1 in the chapter)?&#10;A) Frames&#10;B) Kinesic action&#10;C) Translation

Accepted Answer

Taylor's multimodal transcription model includes three elements: visual, vocal, and verbal. Frames and kinesic action fall under the visual element, while translation falls under the verbal element.

Question 5

According to Chaume, in which ways is audiovisual translation distinct?&#10;A) Because of the type of linguistic problems posed and the need to maintain coherence with the image&#10;B) Because of the type of linguistic problems posed and the need to delete certain images&#10;C) Because of its register as a scripted text that is meant to sound authentic and because of the need to maintain coherence with the image

Accepted Answer

The answer of According to Chaume, in which ways is...

Question 6

For D&#237;az Cintas, why is subtitling an example of 'vulnerable translation'?&#10;A) Because the subtitlers are often named in the credits yet are not present to explain or defend their work&#10;B) Because viewers may delete or change the subtitles&#10;C) Because viewers might compare the subtitles with the soundtrack and make a judgement on the quality of the translation

Accepted Answer

According to Díaz Cintas, subtitling is an example of vulnerable translation because viewers can easily compare the subtitles with the soundtrack and make a judgement on the quality of the translation. This puts the subtitler in a vulnerable position as their work is being directly scrutinized by the audience.

Question 7

In the industry, what is the commonly accepted difference between localization and translation?&#10;A) Localization is the adaptation of a text or product for a new environment&#10;B) Localization adapts a visual text for a new locale, while translation is strictly a literal translation of the words&#10;C) Localization is for technical texts while translation is for literary texts

Accepted Answer

Localization is the process of adapting a product or content to a specific locale or market, taking into account cultural and linguistic differences, while translation is simply the act of rendering text from one language to another. Localization involves not only translation but also adaptation of graphics, design, date/time formats, currency, and other elements that need to be adjusted to fit the target market or audience. Choice B is incorrect as localization can apply to various forms of content, not just visual texts, and translation does not necessarily have to be strictly literal. Choice C is also incorrect as both translation and localization can be used for technical or literary texts.

Question 8

Which of the following is correct?&#10;A) Both CAT tools and Machine Translation tools automatically generate full TTs&#10;B) Translations generated by CAT tools need manual post-editing while those produced by Machine Translation tools do not&#10;C) CAT tools provide a suite of tools to assist the translator while Machine Translation tools are geared to producing automatic translations

Accepted Answer

CAT tools are designed to assist human translators with a suite of supportive tools such as translation memories, glossaries, and quality assurance checks. Machine translation tools, however, are designed to automatically generate translations without human intervention. While post-editing may be necessary in both cases, it is typically more extensive for machine translations. Therefore, choice A is incorrect. Choice B is also incorrect as it implies that all machine translations do not require post-editing, which is not always the case.

Question 9

Which of the following is a parallel corpus of translations?&#10;A) A collection of STs aligned with possible TT equivalents&#10;B) A collection of STs and their TT pairs&#10;C) A collection of TTs which can be used to investigate common translation phenomena

Accepted Answer

A parallel corpus of translations is a collection of STs (source texts) and their TT (target text) pairs, where each ST in one language has a corresponding TT in another language. This type of corpus is commonly used in translation studies to analyze translation phenomena and to develop computer-assisted translation tools. Option A does not specify TT pairs, and option C does not mention STs.

Deck 11: New Directions From the New Media