A Comparative Study of the Strategies Employed in Translation of Two Dubbings of the Croods2 (2020)
Abstract
The present research aimed to investigate dubbed versions of The Croods2 by Soren and Glory companies based on Gottlieb’s (1992) theory. The research intended to investigate which strategies are on the top of the list in the translation of two dubbed versions and which strategies have been used the least. This research is qualitative and its method is content analysis. At first, the study identified the strategies which were used in translations. Next, it compared, contrasted, and analyzed the English and Persian dubbing, and based on the obtained data of the research; it was found that Gottlieb's (1992) proposed strategies were used in the translation of the Persian subtitling of selected dubbed versions. Transfer was the first most commonly used strategy for Soren and dislocation was the first most common strategy for Glory. Expansion and paraphrase were the next common ones. Besides, the most and the least adopted strategies by the dubbers that had their roots in comic tone and loyalty to the original language were discussed.
Keywords: Audiovisual translation, Dubbing, Gottlieb’s equivalent strategy, Soren and Glory companies
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