Vittorio Napoli
List of John Benjamins publications in which Vittorio Napoli is involved.
Articles
2026 Multilingualism in translation: Emily in Paris and its French, Italian, and Spanish dubbed versions Target 38:1, pp. 24–50 | Article
This study examines multilingualism and identity construction in the first season of the American French TV series Emily in Paris and its dubbed versions in French, Italian, and Spanish. The story follows Emily, an American girl who moves to Paris for work but does not speak French. Throughout… read more
2026 “What are you talking about? That is not true” — Men’s and women’s disagreements in English and Italian interactions Pragmatics 36:1, pp. 109–136 | Article
The present research aims to uncover cross-linguistic differences (involving British English and Italian), as well as cross-gender differences (men and women) concerning use and preference of strategies and pragmatic modification, in verbal disagreements. The analysis of spontaneous… read more
2023 Chapter 8. “There is no doubt, you must be right!”: Epistemic modality in film dialogue and audiovisual translation Pragmatics and Translation, Locher, Miriam A., Daria Dayter and Thomas C. Messerli (eds.), pp. 173–194 | Chapter
This contribution shows how epistemic modality expressed by characters in English films is conveyed into Italian dubbed and subtitled dialogues. The aim of the research is twofold: (a) revealing whether Italian norms governing epistemic modality differ from English norms and, secondly, (b)… read more