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Testing audio narration: the emotional impact of language in audio description

Marina Ramos CaroDepartamento de Traducción e Interpretación, University of Murcia, Murcia, SpainCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 606-634 | Received 05 Jun 2014, Accepted 14 Oct 2015, Published online: 01 Mar 2016

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