Dubbing versus subtitling yet again?: An empirical study on user comprehension and preferences in Spain

Anna Matamala ^[1] ; Elisa Perego ^[2] ; Sara Bottiroli ^[3]
1. [1] Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
  
  Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
  
  Barcelona, España
2. [2] University of Trieste
  
  University of Trieste
  
  Trieste, Italia
3. [3] C. Mondino National Neurological Institute
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Localización: Babel: Revue Internationale de la Traduction = International Journal of Translation, ISSN 0521-9744, Vol. 63, Nº 3, 2017, págs. 423-441
Idioma: inglés
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Resumen
- The dubbing versus subtitling debate has been a recurrent topic in the audiovisual translation literature, but empirical research into the reception of both modes is still lacking. This article presents the results of an experiment that aimed to investigate to what extent comprehension, memory, and enjoyment of a film differ in a dubbed and a subtitled version in a country that traditionally uses dubbing, like Spain. Fifty-one young Spanish adults participated in the study, which measured general comprehension, dialogue recognition, face-name association and visual scene recognition, as well as evaluative measures including film appreciation, self-reported effort related to film viewing, and metacognitive judgments of memory.