臺灣博碩士論文加值系統

文學與影視作品中的非裔英語能反映出說話主人翁之文化背景或特質，然而因其獨特之語言特色，至今學界與譯界仍難以定論出用以翻譯非裔英語之解決之道。此外，相對於其他種類之翻譯，影視字幕翻譯相關討論崛起較晚，仍有許多議題值得商討。
陳（2016）以「台式中文之句型」為準則，重新翻譯電影《姊妹》（2011）中黑人主角之台詞。本論文為陳（2016）之延伸研究，並根據吳（2015）與高（2012）之問卷設計為基礎，以問卷調查之方式研究一般觀眾對於陳所提出之翻譯的接受度、滿意度，以及評價（精簡度、流暢度、是否容易理解、是否來得及看完），並且比較觀眾對於原本的官方字幕、經過重譯之字幕的評價。
研究結果分為量化與質性分析兩部分，量化資料顯示觀眾對於官方字幕及重譯之字幕的評價及接受度無顯著差異，不過從質性分析可以得知，字幕經過重譯後，確實能讓觀眾察覺到研究者刻意凸顯之語言句構特色。整體而言，觀眾可以接受以台式中文句構重譯之字幕，惟觀眾認為重譯版的精簡度與流暢度稍微不足。

African American Vernacular English in literature or movies is usually an essential element in reflecting the cultural background or personal traits of people who speak it. However, it is challenging to translate African American Vernacular English into Chinese with an equivalent language because of its distinctive linguistic characteristics, and researchers and translators are still managing to find a proper method for its rendition. In addition, compared with other kinds of translation, research and theories on subtitling translation started relatively late, and many issues about subtitling translation are worth exploring.
Chen (2016) analyzed the syntactic features of subtitles in The Help (2011), and proposed retranslation of African American Vernacular English based on “syntax of Taiwanese Mandarin.” The present study is an extended research of Chen’s study, aiming to verify the effects of Chen’s retranslation. Wu’s (2015) and Kao’s (2012) research designs were followed by this study to investigate the audience’s acceptability, satisfaction, and evaluation (including fluency, conciseness, understandability, and processing effort) of translation with the syntax of Taiwanese Mandarin. By means of questionnaire survey and interviews, this study also intended to examine the similarities and differences between the audience’s opinions on official subtitles and retranslated subtitles.
The research results were categorized into quantitative aspect and qualitative aspect. According to the quantitative analysis, the audience did not recognize the differences between African American Vernacular English and Standard English neither in the retranslated subtitles, nor in the original ones. In addition, the audience did not show specific preference to one of the subtitle’s versions as well. The qualitative results, on the other hand, showed that the retranslated subtitles could actually make the audience notice the syntactic characteristics that the researcher had tried to emphasize. Generally speaking, the retranslation was acceptable to the audience, while it compromised on a bit of fluency and conciseness.

摘要 i
Abstract ii
Table of Contents iv
List of Tables vi
List of Figures vii
Chapter 1 Introduction 1
1.1 Research Background 1
1.2 Research Motivation 2
1.3 Research Purpose 3
1.4 Research Questions 4
Chapter 2 Literature Review 6
2.1 Subtitling 6
2.1.1 Definition and Types of Subtitling 6
2.1.2 Constraints and Characteristics of Subtitling Translation 8
2.1.3 Feasible Practices of Subtitling Translation in Chinese Audio Visual Translation 10
2.2 Taiwanese Mandarin 11
2.3 African American Vernacular English 14
2.3.1 Background of African American Vernacular English 14
2.3.2 Chinese Translation of African American Vernacular English 15
2.4 Dialect as a Strategy for Movie Subtitling 18
2.5 Research Design for Investigating the Viewers’ Opinions on Subtitling 19
Chapter 3 Methodology 23
3.1 Research Design before Pilot Study 24
3.1.1 Participants 24
3.1.2 Materials 25
3.1.3 Research Procedure 34
3.1.4 Questionnaire Design 35
3.1.5 Research Procedure 38
3.2 Pilot Study 39
3.3 Research Design after the Pilot Study 40
Chapter 4 Findings and Results 42
4.1 General Information of the Participants 42
4.2 Quantitative Analysis 45
4.2.1 Comparisons Between and Within Groups 45
4.2.2 Effects of Translation Training and Practical Experience 48
4.3 Qualitative Analysis 56
4.3.1 Effects of the Participants’ Personal Backgrounds 56
4.3.2 Feedback from the Participants 58
Chapter 5 Conclusions and Discussion 62
5.1 Summary of Research Findings 62
5.2 Limitations of the Study 63
5.3 Recommendations for Future Research 64
References 66
Appendix A Revised Questionnaire 71
Appendix B Summary of the Interview’s Results 76

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