Dialogue in films and subtitles for hearing impaired as resources for promoting anguage awareness

8. C - Written code as normalisation (5) Commedia all’italiana L’ultimo bacio (2000) Engl. subtitle: Normality is the true revolution AUDIO: E’ la normalità la vera rivoluzione

10. A - Regional marks lost in subtitles (1) (past perfect) Commedia all’italiana I soliti ignoti (1956) Engl. subt.: Michele, there is someone at the door AUDIO: Michele, Michele, bussarono [ simple past ; she comes from Sicily!]

11. A - Regional marks lost in subtitles (2) Commedia all’italiana I soliti ignoti (1956) Non le deve mancare nulla Engl. subt.: She will marry with great honour. She must not miss anything! AUDIO: […] Con grandissimo onore si deve sposare, e nulla ci deve mancare

12. A - Regional marks lost in subtitles (3) (past perfect: he is mimicing her brother) Engl. subt.: - Who is? - Michele, I forgot my keys AUDIO: Sono Michele, dimenticai le chiavi [ simple past ]

13. A - Regional marks lost in subtitles (4) Audio: - Carmela, componiti [C., tidy yourself up, your boyfriend is here ] - Composta sono [ I look fine ] (topic-first structure, typical from South Italy)

16. B - Written code as normalisation (2) Click to read the speech

17. B - Written code as normalisation (3) Lawyer, I must get out of this place immediately! A little job which can change our lives … …is expecting me! SUBTITLES Avvocato, io devo uscire subito da qui! Ho un lavoretto da fare, qua ndo esco da qui ... (standard; devo - I must , sounds more arrogant) SOUNDTRACK Avvoca’, io bisogna che esc o , che esc o subito! Devo fa’ un lavoretto qua n n o esco de qua … (popular speech, with no conjunctive and strong Roman accent)

18. B - Written code as normalisation (4) Commedia all’italiana I soliti ignoti (1956) Don’t shout, or [other-wise] you’ll wake her up! AUDIO: E parla piano, che se no la svegli!

21. D - Indirectedness at work Commedia all’italiana L’ultimo bacio (2000) English subtitles - [Sweetheart, ] What if we bought our own house, instead of paying rent? - What? AUDIO: - Amore, e se ci comprassimo una casa tutta nostra invece che stare qui in affitto? - Eh ?

24. E - To swear or not to swear? Commedia all’italiana L’ultimo bacio (2000) [ You know, ] I want to be an actress. After [ I finish ] the [ fucking ] high school, I’ll come to an acting school. Audio: Lo sai che io voglio fare l’attrice? Appena finisco ’sto cazzo di liceo mi iscrivo a una scuola di recitazione

26. F - Connectives as instruction (2) Commedia all’italiana L’ultimo bacio (2000)

27. F - Connectives as instruction (3) - What have you done? Did you get a piercing? - Yes. - Are you crazy? - Don’t you like it? - I hate it, look at yourself! The repeated ”ma” ( but ) reflects how she answers the non-verbal message her man is sending her… SUBTITLES Hai fatto un”piercing”? (without ”ma” = but ) AUDIO -Ma che hai fatto? - Che ho fatto? - Ma ti sei fatto un piercing...- Embe’? - Ma quando te lo sei fatto? Ma sei completamente impazzito? - Perché, non ti piace? - Ma mi fai schifo, mi fai. - Ma ti sei visto?