The nature of fixed language in the subtitling of a documentary film

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THE NATURE OF FIXED LANGUAGE 
IN THE SUBTITLING OF A DOCUMENTARY FILM 
Cláudia Susana Nunes Martins 
Escola Superior de Educação 
– Instituto Politécnico de Bragança 
Universitat Rovira i Virgili 
A dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements 
for the Diploma of Advanced Studies 
Doctoral program in Translation and Intercultural Studies 
Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Spain 
Supervisors: 
Professor Josélia Neves, Instituto Politécnico de Leiria, Portugal 
Professor Belinda Maia, Universidade do Porto, Portugal 
2007 

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Table of Contents 
Abstract ........................................................................................................................... 3 
List of tables .................................................................................................................... 4 
List of figures .................................................................................................................. 5 
Acknowledgements ......................................................................................................... 6 
1. Introduction ................................................................................................................ 7 
2. Theoretical Framework ........................................................................................... 10 
3. Fixed language .......................................................................................................... 21 
3.1. Compositionality .................................................................................................. 21 
3.2. Word combinations .............................................................................................. 22 
3.3. Collocations ......................................................................................................... 28 
3.4. Idiomatic Expressions .......................................................................................... 30 
3.5. Metaphorical construction ................................................................................... 37