The art of dubbing in The Simpson

The Art of Dubbing in

Translation strategies and cultural adaptation in the Italian version

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Lingua e traduzione inglese III

Dubbing vs subtitling

Dubbing

Dubbing involves replacing the original film

soundtrack with a Target Language (TL) recording.

Is a post-production processing which the character

voices are re-recorded in the target language and lip-

synced with the original product.

Subtitling

Is a translation practice presenting a written text that

permits original dialogues to be recounted.

Strategies dubbing vs subtitling

Subtitling is Shared

Dubbing is driven driven by time strategies

by synchronization Modulation

and space

constraints constraints Cultural equivalent

Compensation

Lip synchrony Transference Paraphrase

Paraphrase

Isochrony Cultural equivalent Modulation .

Kinesic synchrony Synonymy/omission

What is an Animated

Sitcom?

Short for "situation comedy," sitcoms

tend to deal with families, co-workers,

or groups of friends.

In The Simpsons is an animated sitcom, meaning it

uses animation to portray the exaggerated, satirical

daily life of its characters, breaking the spatial

limitations of static sets or single-camera shots.

HUMOR< essential component

Is the term used to describe situations, characters,

speech, writing or images that amuse us. The Simpsons

Genre: animated sitcom

Topic: The show is about the daily life of a dysfunctional working-class family living in the fictional

town of Springfield.

Addresser: Matt Groening for Fox Broadcasting Company

Time & place: +35 seasons 1989 USA

Medium: television

Language functions: emotive function & conative function

Lexicon & register: colloquial and easy-going register, full of informal expressions, catchphrases, cultural

references

Reason: to entertain the audience

Translation method: communicative translation by Newmark

Delabastita’s Source text Explanation of the Pun Italian Adaptation TT

taxonomy

Homonymy "The Leftorium" Plays on the dual meaning of the exact same word, Left: The store is translated as "Sinistrorium" in Italian. The pun is completely lost

meaning both "left-handed" and "remaining" (past because in Italian, "sinistro" and "rimasto" share no connection.

Homer sees the empty store participle of leave).

and thinks: "There is nothing

left."

Homophony "Doe / D'oh" Doe (a female deer) and D'oh! (Homer's catchphrase) In the Italian dub, Homer sings: "D'oh! La birra che mi va...". The original pun

sound exactly the same, but they