Translation of Wordplay in Audiovisual Translation

master's thesis

• Title: Translation of Wordplay in Audiovisual Translation : A Look into Laypeople’s Translation Strategies in Translating Audiovisual Material in English to Croatian
• Title (croatian): Prijevod igara riječima u audiovizualnom prevođenju : Pogled u prijevodne strategije laika pri prevođenju audiovizualnog materijala na engleskom na hrvatski
• Author: Renard Vandekar
• Mentor: Vinko Zgaga (mentor)
• Committee member: Kristijan Nikolić (predsjednik povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Ivana Bašić (član povjerenstva)
• Granter: University of Zagreb; Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences; (Department of English language and literature); Zagreb
• Defense date and country: 2023-02-16, Croatia
• Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline: HUMANISTIC SCIENCES; Philology; Anglistics

Abstract

This paper explores the question of what strategies native Croatian speakers would employ in translating into Croatian wordplay from English video clips. A variety of brief video clips with different forms of wordplay were chosen as material for subtitling, all originally in English and requiring a greater or lesser familiarity with anglophone cultures. For the purposes of this paper, wordplay was considered a language-bound part of culture, requiring those familiar with said culture to utilize the language associated with it in creative ways. The respondents varied from undergraduate and graduate students of the English language to speakers without college-level credentials with a working knowledge of English. The respondents were presented with the clips in original English, subtitled to reduce chances of mishearing words, and briefly instructed on how to approach the translation. The results were then analyzed in regards to whether the respondents were familiar with the content, recognized the relevant forms of wordplay, and the kinds of translation strategies which were used to render them into Croatian. The results were then correlated with the respondents’ demographic data and analyzed in that regard.

• Keywords: translation; translation studies; translatology; traductology; subtitling; audiovisual translation; culture-bound reference; language-play; wordplay; pun; humor; translation strategy; translation problem; translation crisis point; TV show; comedy; sitcom; movie; film
• Language: english
• URN:NBN: urn:nbn:hr:131:929594
• Study programme: Title: English Language and Literature (double major); specializations in: Linguistics, Literature and Culture, Translation, TEFL; Course: Translation; Study programme type: university; Study level: graduate; Academic / professional title: magistar/magistra engleskog jezika i književnosti (magistar/magistra engleskog jezika i književnosti)
• Type of resource: Text
• File origin: Born digital
• Access conditions: Open access
• Created on: 2023-02-16 12:52:24