Video Game Translation and Cognitive Semantics. Lódz Studies in Language ; 47.

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Published by Frankfurt am Main : Peter Lang, 2016

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157 S., 37 Ill. Ein tadelloses Exemplar. - Table o f contents -- I n tr o d u c tio n 15 -- C h a p te r 1: I n tr o d u c tio n to V id e o G a m e s A n d V id eo G a m in g 19 -- Overview 19 -- 1 What Are Video Games?19 -- 11 Products Or Works of Art?20 -- 12 Computer Games And Console Games 22 -- 13 Social Aspects of Video Gaming 23 -- 131 Authors tricks 25 -- 132 A Colossal Waste of Time?27 -- 14 Brief History of Video Gaming 29 -- 15 Video Games - Previous Research30 -- 16 Game Typology 31 -- 161 Video Game Industry Game Typology32 -- 162 Aarseths Open-Ended Typology 34 -- 163 Massive Multiplayer Games37 -- 17 Lexis of Video Games38 -- 18 Chapter Conclusions 40 -- C h a p te r 2: V id eo G a m e T ra n s la tio n 41 -- Overview 41 -- 2 Localization And The Translator41 -- 21 Translation of Video Games 43 -- 211 Translation Techniques45 -- 2111 Vinay And Darbelnet 46 -- 2112 Tomaszkiewicz s Culture-Specific Terms 46 -- 2113 Delabastitas Pun Translation 51 212 Video Game Translation Features52 -- 2121 Variables 52 -- 2122 Source Code54 -- 2123 Blind Translation 54 -- 2124 Space Limitations 56 -- 2125 Non-linearity57 -- 2126 Impersonal Translation58 -- 2127 In-Game Art Assets 59 -- 2128 Access Paths60 -- 2129 Links 61 -- 21210 Game-Specific Terms 61 -- 21211 Style 62 -- 21212 Rating 63 -- 213 Video Game Translator Helpers64 -- 2131 Lockit 64 -- 2132 Computer Assisted Translation Tools 67 -- 22 Skopos Theory in Video Game Translation 68 -- 23 Commissioner And Goals of Localization69 -- 24 Translation As Part of Gameplay 71 -- 25 Modes of Video Game Translation 72 -- 251 Subtitles72 -- 252 Dubbing And Lip-Synchronization73 -- 26 Additional Materials 75 -- 27 Chapter Conclusions 76 -- C h a p te r 3: C o g n itiv e S e m a n tic s A n d T ra n s la tio n 77 -- Overview 77 -- 3 In Search of Meaning 77 -- 31 What is Meaning?78 ISBN 9783631674819 Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 550.…

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Video Game Translation and Cognitive Semantics. Lódz Studies in Language ; 47.
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