Subtitle reading speeds in different languages : the case of Lethal Weapon
Subtitle reading speeds in different languages : the case of Lethal Weapon
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不同语言的字幕阅读速度：以《致命武器》为例
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2013
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J. L. M. Ferriol
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J. L. M. Ferriol
本文介绍了五种语言（西班牙语，英语，格尔曼，法语和意大利语）的字幕阅读速度的结果，字幕都从商业DVD和下载从互联网网站的电影致命武器（理查德唐纳，1987年）。阅读速度计算显示在该领域最广泛使用的参数：CPS（每秒字符数）和WPM（每分钟字数）。在这个描述性和定量研究中提出的研究问题是双重的。首先，目的是找出上述两个参数中的哪一个最适合于表示与语言无关的阅读速度。其次，就阅读速度参数而言，更多的商业DVD翻录和更多的“面向粉丝”和从互联网下载的字幕之间可能存在的差异也进行了研究。阅读速度的计算是由作者和其他研究人员开发的一个新的应用程序进行的。统计学评价了总计约5000个子条目。
This paper presents results of subtitle reading speeds in five languages (Spanish, English, Ger man, French and Italian), for subtitles both ripped from a commercial DVD and downloaded from an Internet site of the film Lethal Weapon (Richard Donner, 1987). The reading speed calculations are shown in the parameters most widely used in the field: CPS (characters per sec ond) and WPM (words per minute). The research questions posed in this descriptive and quanti tative study have been two-fold. In the first place it is intended to find out which of the two above mentioned parameters is best suited to express reading speeds which are language-inde pendent. Secondly, the possible difference, as far as reading speed parameters is concerned, between more commercial DVD-ripped and more «fan-oriented» and downloaded from Internet subtitles is investigated as well. The reading speed calculations were carried out by a new appli cation developed by the author and some other researchers. A total amount of about 5000 subti tles were statistically evaluated.