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Levels of Formality in French Translations of American TV Shows
Description
In a world where people can access a foreign language as easily as they can access Netflix, looking at and comparing translations can aid in considering the differences between cultures as they are conveyed through language. The purpose of my thesis is to investigate the translation of levels of formality in American TV Shows into their French dubbed version. In particular, I survey the presence of specific lexical and morpho-syntactic French indicators of formality in the translations of five American TV Shows and how the inclusion of such features establishes the formality of a situation or relationship. Through my analysis, I explore the difficulties and concerns of translations, the effect of the translation on the audiences, and possible reasons behind the translators’ choices. When it comes to the incorporation of French lexical features, translations seem to be affected by the cultural differences between American and French society since these features deal with cultural material that is difficult to find a proper equivalence for. On the other hand, translations of morpho-syntactic features are concerned with transferring meaning from an American English structure into a French structure. When we consider these features one by one, we see how culture is filtered through language and the difficulty of translating language that is bound to a society, its institutions, and its culture.
Date Created
2019-05
Contributors
- Jordan, Emily (Author)
- Bahtchevanova, Mariana (Thesis director)
- Winter, Marie (Committee member)
- Department of English (Contributor, Contributor)
- School of International Letters and Cultures (Contributor)
- Barrett, The Honors College (Contributor)
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60 pages
Language
eng
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In Copyright
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Academic Year 2018-2019
Handle
https://hdl.handle.net/2286/R.I.52601
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minimal
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- 2019-04-18 12:00:07
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- 2021-08-11 04:09:57
- 3 years 3 months ago
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