Happily lost in translation
Misunderstandings in film dialogue
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11293141 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Louisa Desilla (0000-0002-1154-1801, English Language and Literature , Aristotle University of Thessaloniki Faculty of Philosophy , School of Philosophy (New Building) , Thessaloniki 541 24 , Greece, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 38 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 601-618 |
| Publication date | 2019-09-25 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Multilingua (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0167-8507 • E-ISSN: 1613-3684 |
| Publisher | Walter de Gruyter GmbH (PUBLISHER • DE) |
| DOI | 10.1515/multi-2018-0123 |
| OpenAlex | W2969580922 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 7 |
This article examines the construal, cross-cultural relay and comprehension of misunderstandings by filmmakers, translators and audiences respectively of Bridget Jones’s Diary (2001) and Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (2004). It reports on findings of a case-study on implicatures in these two romantic comedies (Desilla 2009/2012/2014). Both genuine and feigned misunderstandings are found in the two films. Inter alia , the analysis will show that misunderstandings can serve comedic and/or narrative functions, the latter pertaining to both characterisation and, more crucially, plot advancement. It is also demonstrated how misunderstandings can permeate only a single layer or both layers of film communication
Comprehension · Construal level theory · Linguistics · Narrative · Plot (graphics · Psychoanalysis · Romance · Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies · Language, Metaphor, and Cognition · Mathematics · Philosophy · Psychology · Social Psychology · Swearing, Euphemism, Multilingualism
| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 0.33 |
| Citation span | 2020 - 2023 (4) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |