Easy-to-understand language in audiovisual translation and accessibility
This article presents a broad overview of easy-to-understand language and links it to audiovisual translation and accessibility. First, it discusses terminological and conceptual aspects. It also summarises the main standards and recommendations related to easy-to-understand language. Then, it descr...
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| Format: | article |
| Publication Date: | 2022 |
| Country: | España |
| Institution: | Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona |
| Repository: | Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UAB |
| Language: | English |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:dnet:uabarcelona_::7b0d41df218a68ad2621f519206db294 |
| Online Access: | https://ddd.uab.cat/record/327627 https://dx.doi.org/urn:doi:10.18355/xl.2022.15.02.10 |
| Access Level: | Open access |
| Keyword: | Accessibility Audiovisual translation Easy-to-understand language Plain language Easy-to-read |
| Summary: | This article presents a broad overview of easy-to-understand language and links it to audiovisual translation and accessibility. First, it discusses terminological and conceptual aspects. It also summarises the main standards and recommendations related to easy-to-understand language. Then, it describes how easy-to-understand language has been applied to audiovisual translation and accessibility and puts an emphasis on the results of the EASIT project, with a focus on subtitling and audio description. Finally, it suggests a series of challenges in terms of future research. |
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