As a local underprivileged Culture in China, the Huai River Culture has faced challenges and difficulties in its survival and international communication. In this process, the translator has played a decisive role, and his autonomy can directly influence the communication effect of the culture. As an emerging translation mode, audiovisual translation has rendered the text more dynamism and supplementary information, which in turn will require the translator’s external behavior and effort beyond conventional perception of the translation act. In audiovisual translation of the Huai River Culture, the translator’s role can extend beyond language transition and enjoy great autonomy in translation motivation, modality selection, theme selection, scenario selection, voice selection, and color selection. More attention to the translator’s external behavior will facilitate the AVT effect of the Huai River Culture and thus propel its sustainable progress and better international communication.

Jiqun Fan, Ramsey Ferrer. Autonomy and Selection: Exploration on the Translator’s External Behavior in Audiovisual Translation of the Huai River Culture. International Journal of Frontiers in Sociology (2023), Vol. 5, Issue 8: 1-6. https://doi.org/10.25236/IJFS.2023.050801.

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