Abstracts
Abstract
The following article deals with censorship and subtitled television programs. It is divided into three parts. The first part describes the reasons for censorship, including self-censorship. The second part explains the different types of censorship and gives examples of each, and the third part tries to explain the findings of a survey regarding audience awareness of subtitling censorship and reception of restrictions such as the use of a ‘Latin American’ Spanish.
Keywords/Mots-clés:
- censorship,
- subtitling,
- self-censorship,
- audience awareness,
- television
Résumé
L’article suivant porte sur la censure et les programmes de télévision sous-titrés. Il comporte trois parties. La première décrit les raisons de la censure ainsi que l’autocensure. Dans la deuxième partie sont expliqués les différents types de censure avec des exemples de chacun d’eux. La troisième partie détaille les résultats d’une enquête sur la perception de la censure dans les sous-titres, la compréhension des erreurs de traduction et la réception des restrictions telles que l’espagnol de l’Amérique latine de la part du public.
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