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Multilingua-Journal of Cross-Cultural and Interlanguage Communication Pub Date : 2023-07-01 DOI: 10.1515/multi-2023-frontmatter4

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Language in multilingual families during the COVID-19 pandemic in Norway: a survey of challenges and opportunities 挪威2019冠状病毒病大流行期间多语种家庭的语言:挑战与机遇调查

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Multilingua-Journal of Cross-Cultural and Interlanguage Communication Pub Date : 2023-06-13 DOI: 10.1515/multi-2023-0011

Elisa García González, Liquan Liu, E. Lanza

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“Purement Amazigh”: investigating embodied ideologies and linguistic practices in Morocco “pument Amazigh”:调查摩洛哥具体化的意识形态和语言实践

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Multilingua-Journal of Cross-Cultural and Interlanguage Communication Pub Date : 2023-06-06 DOI: 10.1515/multi-2022-0121

Dris Soulaimani

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“A new worker, for a new order, in a new era”: English, power and shifting ideologies of reflexivity in a Chinese global workplace “新工人，新秩序，新时代”:英语，权力和中国全球工作场所反思意识形态的转变

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Multilingua-Journal of Cross-Cultural and Interlanguage Communication Pub Date : 2023-05-22 DOI: 10.1515/multi-2022-0097

Eleanor Yue Gong

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New citizenship and the negotiation of the global/local interface: reflexivity, emotions, and metapragmatics 新公民身份和全球/本地接口的谈判:反身性、情感和元语用学

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Multilingua-Journal of Cross-Cultural and Interlanguage Communication Pub Date : 2023-05-22 DOI: 10.1515/multi-2022-0095

Raymund Vitorio

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Frontmatter 头版头条

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Multilingua-Journal of Cross-Cultural and Interlanguage Communication Pub Date : 2023-05-01 DOI: 10.1515/multi-2023-frontmatter3

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Preparing for the deployment of ready-made stories in social interaction: reflexivity and narrative practices in professional communication 准备在社会互动中部署现成的故事:专业传播中的反身性和叙事实践

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Multilingua-Journal of Cross-Cultural and Interlanguage Communication Pub Date : 2023-04-28 DOI: 10.1515/multi-2022-0096

Gilles Merminod

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The representation of multilingualism in dubbing and subtitling for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH) 聋人和重听人配音和字幕的多语化表现

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Multilingua-Journal of Cross-Cultural and Interlanguage Communication Pub Date : 2023-04-12 DOI: 10.1515/multi-2022-0140

Behnam Rezvani Sichani, Mahmoud Afrouz, Ahmad Moinzadeh

{"title":"The representation of multilingualism in dubbing and subtitling for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH)","authors":"Behnam Rezvani Sichani, Mahmoud Afrouz, Ahmad Moinzadeh","doi":"10.1515/multi-2022-0140","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1515/multi-2022-0140","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Multilingualism serves an important function in the characterization of an audiovisual product; thus, its representation in translations demands scientific attention. The task of rendering multilingualism in translation becomes more complicated when no or limited access to the original audio content is possible. This being so, this study investigates the representation of multilingualism in English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH) and Persian dubbing of four polyglot films. It examines and discusses the strategies adopted by translators in eight translations, both the SDH and dubbed versions. The results indicate that translators employ a variety of solutions and strategies to tackle challenges and render the third language (L3), but still dubbing tends to neutralize L3 in most instances. In the case of SDH, L3 was made explicit, but the high frequency of homogenising strategies and the loss of L3 in the translations were noticeable. These results could be of use for both cinema and translation professionals and non-professionals, particularly for enhancing media accessibility (MA) for the deaf and hard of hearing (DHH) community, besides adding to the body of studies on the translation of multilingualism.","PeriodicalId":46413,"journal":{"name":"Multilingua-Journal of Cross-Cultural and Interlanguage Communication","volume":"16 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2023-04-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"78985900","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"文学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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The role of social networks in academic discourse socialization: insights from degree-seeking multilingual international students in China 社会网络在学术话语社会化中的作用:来自在华攻读学位的多语种留学生的见解

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Multilingua-Journal of Cross-Cultural and Interlanguage Communication Pub Date : 2023-04-03 DOI: 10.1515/multi-2022-0106

Wendong Li, Y. Gong

{"title":"The role of social networks in academic discourse socialization: insights from degree-seeking multilingual international students in China","authors":"Wendong Li, Y. Gong","doi":"10.1515/multi-2022-0106","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1515/multi-2022-0106","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract This study adopted a social network perspective to explore the academic discourse socialization experiences of eight degree-seeking multilingual international students at a university in eastern China. Based on a triangulation of ethnographic interviews, social network questionnaires, and supplementary sources (e.g., voluntarily submitted recordings, texts about academic exchanges), the study revealed five patterns of students’ social networks, including heterogeneous-sparse network, heterogeneous-dense network, homogeneous-sparse network, homogeneous-dense network, and balanced network. This resulting network typology was utilized to interpret the role of social networks in individuals’ socialization trajectories, which were observed to include affecting capacities to negotiate academic norms, structuring channels to build and transform expertise, and shaping space for multicompetence development. While different network connections demonstrated different roles, networks with similar characteristics could exert divergent impacts, highlighting the mediation of a range of individual and sociocultural dynamics. Based on the findings, the study contributes to critical multilingual studies by offering theoretical implications for socialization research on community and competence, and providing practical suggestions for research, education, and program administration in international education.","PeriodicalId":46413,"journal":{"name":"Multilingua-Journal of Cross-Cultural and Interlanguage Communication","volume":"24 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2023-04-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"84611659","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"文学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Attention-consuming or attention-saving: an eye tracking study on punctuation in Chinese subtitling of English trailers 吸引注意力还是节省注意力:英语预告片中文字幕中标点符号的眼动追踪研究

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Multilingua-Journal of Cross-Cultural and Interlanguage Communication Pub Date : 2023-03-16 DOI: 10.1515/multi-2022-0138

Yin Cui, Xiao Liu, Yuqin Cheng

{"title":"Attention-consuming or attention-saving: an eye tracking study on punctuation in Chinese subtitling of English trailers","authors":"Yin Cui, Xiao Liu, Yuqin Cheng","doi":"10.1515/multi-2022-0138","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1515/multi-2022-0138","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Chinese subtitling of English trailers is essential for marketing foreign films in China, and there is a need to focus on audience reception. Ideal subtitles are expected to provide a necessary aid to the audience but to attract as little attention as possible. Paralinguistic factors like punctuation can influence the audience’s attention and reception. Therefore, this study aims to explore the impact of punctuation on a Chinese audience’s attention distribution between subtitles and visuals via the eye tracking technique. We recruited 62 participants and selected ten English trailers for films to be released. We prepared two parallel Chinese versions for each trailer, one using punctuation marks and the other using spaces. The participants were randomly assigned into two groups to watch the two versions respectively and filled out a questionnaire afterwards to rate their desire to watch those films. Data analyses show that, while punctuation does not have a significant impact on participants’ attitudes towards the films, the version without punctuation causes less fixation on subtitles, implying that omitting punctuation marks can ensure more attention to the visual and hence a better viewing experience.","PeriodicalId":46413,"journal":{"name":"Multilingua-Journal of Cross-Cultural and Interlanguage Communication","volume":"15 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2023-03-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"87007441","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"文学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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