Audiovisual Manifestations of Hybridity in English Feature Films Dubbed into Persian

Dubbing can transfer and (re)produce manifestations of hybridity in target culture products. The multimodal system of dubbing can multiply the degree of hybridity since such manifestations may be identified at different audio-verbal, audio-nonverbal, visual-verbal, and visual-nonverbal layers. The present paper explored the non-verbal manifestations of hybridity in English feature films dubbed into Persian by the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting. The results of the study revealed that various non-verbal manifestations of hybridity exist in audio and visual layers of dubbing. Both audio-nonverbal and visual-nonverbal layers can play an important role in (re)creating manifestations of hybridity in dubbing. The visual-nonverbal layer showed the most frequent manifestations of hybridity among non-verbal layers. The category of Dress Code and Ornaments occupied the first place at the visual-nonverbal layer. The categories of Objects and Body Language occupied the second and third place at the same layer, respectively. Various audio-nonverbal manifestations of hybridity were identified and subcategorized as Sounds, Songs, and Music among which Music held the first place.