An Analysis of Turkish Audiovisual Translation (Subtitling) in a Pun-Friendly Context: A Relevance Theoretical Approach Towards the American TV Show Modern Family
Tez Türü: Yüksek Lisans
Tezin Yürütüldüğü Kurum: Gazi Üniversitesi, Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü, Çeviri Ve Kültürel Çalışmalar (İngilizce) (Tezli) (YL) , Türkiye
Tez Danışmanı: Güven Mengü
Tezin Onay Tarihi: 2019
Tezin Dili: İngilizce
Özet:
Even though pun translation has been subject to several discussions over many years, studies in pun translation as part of audiovisual translation (AVT) are limited to around the last four decades due the gradual advancements in translation technology. Bearing the growing interest in this rather new field in mind, a cognitive approach towards translation developed by Ernst-August Gutt (1991) has been adopted in this thesis for the analysis of pun translation from English source texts to Turkish target texts within the case study of the American TV show Modern Family (2009). By a relevance theoretical glance at the audiovisual texts, the amount of processing effort spent to produce high cognitive and humorous effects for the achievement of optimally relevant dialogues has been analysed in the translated puns of the first season of the afore-mentioned TV show. Eight types of pun have been detected in the final account. Homonymous pun ranks as the most frequently used pun type in this specific context. The study also answers the degree of impact of the use of pun translation strategies by Dirk Delabastita (1993) in obtaining optimal relevance in translation. Among these strategies, PUN > PUN has been found as the most commonly used one by also ensuring the highest optimal relevance in the texts it is applied. Furthermore, the current translator of this show, nazo82, has also been interviewed to understand the role of the translator's decision in the process of translating puns. The analytical part and the results of the case study have been evaluated on the basis of a mixed method composed of the use of both qualitative and quantitative data. In the conclusive phase, this thesis claims to contribute to the study of puns in translation as it suggests audiovisual pun as a new term which brings together the playful elements of sound and image in classifying puns on an audiovisual platform. It is also interpretively and statistically found that the use of relevance theoretical approach as a theory based on cognitive explanations holds reliability in the evaluation of the translation of puns and other humorous elements.