<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The present article investigates issues of military terminology in the Hungarian and Romanian subtitles of the highly popular TV mini-series <italic>Band of Brothers</italic>. The introductory part offers a brief presentation of terms, possible definitions, and their relevance for translators/subtitlers, and then – based on a possible mind map of military terms, including army units, equipment, ranks, commands, tactics, rewards, and punishments – we analyse samples belonging to army equipment and ranks (commanders) in the Hungarian and Romanian subtitles, arguing for the importance of reliable sources and consistency, which directly contribute to the quality of translations or subtitles. A special field of investigation may be represented by the specific military abbreviations and acronyms, which may offer an objective insight into the level of expertise of the translators/subtitlers.</p></abstract>

The present article investigates issues of military terminology in the Hungarian and Romanian subtitles of the highly popular TV mini-series Band of Brothers. The introductory part offers a brief presentation of terms, possible definitions, and their relevance for translators/subtitlers, and then – based on a possible mind map of military terms, including army units, equipment, ranks, commands, tactics, rewards, and punishments – we analyse samples belonging to army equipment and ranks (commanders) in the Hungarian and Romanian subtitles, arguing for the importance of reliable sources and consistency, which directly contribute to the quality of translations or subtitles. A special field of investigation may be represented by the specific military abbreviations and acronyms, which may offer an objective insight into the level of expertise of the translators/subtitlers.

Military Terminology in the Subtitles of <italic>Band of Brothers</italic>

Sapientia Hungarian University of Transylvania

Acta Universitatis Sapientiae, Philologica

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Military Terminology in the Subtitles of 

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The present article investigates issues of military terminology in the Hungarian and Romanian subtitles of the highly popular TV mini-series Band of Brothers....

Military Terminology in the Subtitles of Band of Brothers

Published Online: Feb 25, 2019

Page range: 167 - 178

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ausp-2018-0034

Keywords
US Army, equipment, ranks, subtitle, mind map

© 2018 Attila Imre, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Military Terminology in the Subtitles of Band of Brothers

Published Online: Feb 25, 2019

Page range: 167 - 178

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ausp-2018-0034

KeywordsUS Army, equipment, ranks, subtitle, mind map

© 2018 Attila Imre, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
US Army, equipment, ranks, subtitle, mind map