Realia in subtitling - An intercultural encounter[articol]

Abstract

The present study aims at providing an analysis of various translation strategies used by subtitlers in the translation of realia or culture specific references. The corpus consists of excerpts from Series 8 of the American sitcom Friends. Culture specific references are analysed in terms of their degree of transculturality and are classified into: proper names, names of places, objects, food and drinks, references to books, movies, TV shows, etc. The analysis indicates, on the one hand, that the degree of transculturality of culture specific references varies according to the profile of the target audience and, on the other hand, that in audiovisual translation the main purpose of foreignizing and domesticating strategies is to mediate an intercultural encounter.