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Introduction

It is sometimes believed that humor does not travel between languages. This has been a motivation for students to think about the (un)translatability of humor. However, considering the widespread admiration of some movies and TV programs all over the world, one can realize that, regardless of any inconveniences, humor does travel throughout cultural and linguistic barriers. Having this level in thoughts, the objective of this examine was to look at how it goes between languages and cultures through one in all media translation methods, which is dubbing here.

Primary traits that all comic events share embody stunning, and taking part in with logic, expectations, conventions and meaning (Nael & Krutnik 1990:43). The 2 modes are thought-about as one on this examine, since it appears to be troublesome to separate them. Nonetheless, deviating from the norms of conventional, everyday dialog and breaking the principles of politeness and decorum are essential to every kind of comedy. Timing and appropriateness of utterance is another factor in creating humor. Generally when this issue is violated the resultant surprise is amusing and interesting to the audience. Replete instances of humorous items within the Shrek and Shrek 2 animations and their world large success as being the most popular animated films amongst youngsters and adults, and furthermore, the profitable dubbed variations of those cartoons in Persian compared with different dubbed animated movies, have been the reasons for selecting them as the main focus of this study. Songs and rhyming are excluded from this study since they’re an advanced, large category and out of the scope of this study.

Aims

There were two objectives for doing this research which was carried out with a view to write a master thesis. First, the researcher needed to figure out what methods the Persian translators have utilized to switch the humor from English into Persian. Second, it was supposed to see which strategies have been more frequently utilized by translators.

Corpus

For the aim of this analysis, some in style animated English-speaking movies have been chosen, that are among the many most profitable cartoons worldwide. Though there are a number of reasons to justify these selections, initially there have been two requirements which the analysis material needed to meet: it wanted to have dubbed the model in Persian. The second purpose is straight linked to the sturdy humorous taste of the selected cartoons since the focus of this study is considering the factor of humor in translation. To present an example we are able to shortly check with Shrek which, as Patrick Zabalbeascoa (2000: 27) writes, belongs to the class of “white background with black spots” which in other phrases means a text presented as an infantile style however with components directed solely to adults. In the case of Shrek, the content of humor directed exclusively to adults was a guarantee of fascinating and complex research material.

Theoretical Body

This research relies on Viney and Darbelnet (1995) model of translation. They characterize two broad classes, particularly direct or literal, and oblique translation methods. These two categories include seven strategies: borrowing, calque, literal translation, transposition, modulation, equivalence, and adaptation.

Information Analysis

Some of the humorous gadgets of cartons Skrek I and II and their translations in dubbed Persian are analyzed right here based mostly on the aforementioned model.

“Aren’t you a sight of sore eyes?”  

Persian: Cheshmaye baba ghurim daran dorost mibinan?

In this sentence Donkey states his surprise of seeing Shrek and Fiona, the Persian translation has noticed the shape, ‘sore eyes’ has been replaced by a cultural time period to refer to his personal eyes, however this phrase in Persian is  more humorous for the audience. The methods applied here are literal translation and equivalence.

“Oh, you mean sorting the mails and watering the vegetation?”

Persian: Manzuret moratab kardane nameha va aab dadane golast?

Donkey claims that he has taken care of Shrek’s “love-nest” after they were in honey moon. Shrek’s utterance is an ironic comment to Donkey since obviously he has achieved nothing useful in the house, despite the fact that he so sincerely claims he has. On this case the visual context makes the utterance humorous. The Persian translation has noticed both the meaning and the form. The strategy utilized right here is literal translation.

“All proper, all proper, I got it. I’m just darn bored.

Persian: Be darake asfalo safelin ke dure, man hoselam sar rafte!

Donkey is uninterested in the lengthy journey to “Far Far Away” although he has been told a number of occasions that it is far distant; and when Shrek and Fiona get livid at his repeatedly asking “Are we there but?” Donkey states this sentence. The humor of this instance comes from the point that Donkey does not understand the state of affairs even when defined to him, and this happens many occasions during the story. The Persian translation makes use of a slang phrase to point out that Donkey is indignant and bored, which adds to the humorous taste of the original. The technique utilized is equivalence.

“Now let’s go earlier than they mild the torches.”

Persian: Bia bala gheiratan ta dakhlemuno nayvordan bargardim.        

The English idiom, ‘gentle the torches’, means attempting to take revenge. This which means is indirectly said in English, but within the Persian translation it is overtly acknowledged with a cultural taste that comes from the expressions “bala gheiratan” and “dakhlemuno nayvordan”. It may be mentioned that literal translation has been used right here together with equivalence.  

“It is simple to see the place Fiona will get her beauty from.”

Persian: Hala dige rahat mishe fahmid ghiafe ghashange Fiona be ki rafte.

The timing of the utterances and their appropriateness within the scenario are related components in humor. This is an example of inappropriateness. One interpretation would be that Shrek refers to the beauty that Fiona had as a human, and the utterance is meant to be a praise to the parents. Another method to interpret the state of affairs is that the dad and mom weren’t anticipating their daughter to return with an ogre, not to mention as an ogre, so the scenario is awkward and Shrek tries to break the tension by telling a joke. As it seems, no person finds it funny, but fairly insulting, and the silence that follows is even worse than before. Nevertheless, this uncomfortable state of affairs is amusing for the audience. Literal translation has been used within the Persian rendering and the tone of the Persian speaker together with the context helps the audience get the humor of the situation.     

“Let’s go bond with daddy.”    

Persian: Berim pedar zan salam.  

The English sentence is humorous since Donkey knows this undeniable fact that Shrek and his father-in-regulation have not gone along quite effectively with one another at their first meeting and when Shrek has lost his probability to speak to him because of not discovering the best way by way of the woods, uttering this sentence shows that Donkey doesn’t understand the importance of the scenario for Shrek. Within the Persian translation ‘father-in-law’ is mentioned directly which was not mentioned verbally in the ST but the viewers knows it from the storyline but the kind and meaning are preserved. So right here literal translation has been applied.   

“Hey, Shrek! Donkeys don’t purr. What do you assume am I?”

Persian: Avalan ke aarvaare, dovoman be man migan khare palang.

The English sentence is Donkey’s complaint to Shrek, the Persian translation makes use of slang phrases and a distinct model which match the previous sentences and context. The strategies used embody adaptation and modulation.

“The place of annoying talking animal has already been taken.”

Persian: Hazrate agha, jatuno dadim geda avail bord.

The humor of this sentence comes from the speaker of it, Donkey, he is attempting to show that he’s Shrek’s best pal and the Cat can’t take his position. He needs to show his disapproval of the Cat using these adjectives, but he isn’t conscious that on the identical time he is also insulting his personal character. The shape has been preserved, however the that means has been slightly altered to match the goal culture. The utilized technique is equivalence.

 ”I had some rotten berries, I had robust gases eking out of my butt.”

Persian: Tameshke fased khordan haman o nasime molayem vazidan haman.

The humor on this sentence comes from inappropriate time of uttering this sentence by Donkey and the subject matter of it. The Persian rendering has modulated the meaning of English sentence, as within the goal culture it is impolite to state such these issues directly. The meaning is noticed but the form not. Modulation and transposition have been utilized.  

“Maybe there’s a good purpose donkeys shouldn’t talk.”

  Persian: Ye zarbol masale ghadimimi hast ke mige khoda kharo shenakht ke behesh zabun nadad.                                      

This ironic sentence uttered by Shrek reveals his unhappiness about Donkey’s talking on a regular basis and the which means of the sentence together with the paradox of the state of affairs, that is, a speaking Donkey, makes the state of affairs humorous. The Persian translation includes a proverb which isn’t the precise equal for the English sentence however with a little change in the Persian proverb it has turned to an acceptable rendering. This variation is that as an alternative of word ‘shakh (horn)’ there may be the word ‘zabun (tongue)’ within the translation. So here we’ve got adaptation.

“Donkeys do not have layers. We put on our concern proper on the market on our sleeves.”

  Persian: Khara aslant laye laye nistan, una ba shoma kheili fargh daran.

The idiom ‘to wear one’s heart in a sleeve’ is altered with another sentiment, fear. The original idiom means vulnerability and an inclination to show ones feelings; on this case Donkey means that he is scared easily. With a sarcastic intent, Shrek takes the phrases actually and replies ‘Wait a second, Donkeys haven’t got sleeves’. The Persian translation just considers the which means of the Donkey’s first sentence (having layers) and expands it and ignores the idiom since there is no equal in Persian for it. The following sentence uttered by Shrek has been handled the same approach; it straight talks about Donkey’s fear. The technique utilized in this example equivalence.    

“It’s no technique to behave in front of a princess.”

Persian: Jun be junet konan bi tarbiati.                

Donkey complains to Shrek for his impolite conduct, this violation of the conventions of social behavior and politeness itself is the source of humor, however the next scene wherein Fiona, who is supposed to behave like a princess, burps precisely like Shrek adds to the humorous load of the situation. Again applying adaptation in rendering the that means of this sentence has added to the humorous taste, the that means has been rendered based on the context by a cultural expression.

“That’s me: the noble steed.”

Persian: khar fahm shodi? Un ba man bud.                                        

This sentence is uttered by Donkey and the humor within the authentic sentence comes from the phrase “noble steed”. Within the Persian translation the form is not noticed and the meaning is adapted in accordance with the goal tradition using “khar fahm shodi ” instead of  “Shir fahm shodi” to emphasize the word “donkey” as the main focus of the sentence. So the strategies utilized listed below are modulation and equivalence.

“S: Men of Farquaad’s stature are in short supply.

 Persian: Jenabe aghaye lord Farquaad nesfeshun zire zamine.   

D:There are those who think little of him.

Persian: Be injur adama migan kutule vaveyla.                

F: You are simply jealous you may by no means measure up to an amazing ruler like Lord Farquaad.

 Persian: Shomaha faghat be in hasuditun mish eke ba kasi mese Lord Farquaad ghabele moghayese nistid.                   

S: Could also be you are right.  But I am going to allow you to do the measuring whenever you see him tomorrow.”

Persian: Khab didi kheir bashe. Behtare in moghayese ro bezari vase farad ke be didane un kutule miri.

Lorf Farquaad, like Nappoleon, is a very quick man and thirsty of power. His shortness typically implies some thing about sexual matters, and that he desires to compensate this shortness by materials things, corresponding to his castle. On this example the wordplay is within the idioms (to be in short supply, to assume little of any individual, and measuring as much as one thing or any person) and in the alternative ways shortness may be implied (stressing phrases ‘quick’ and ‘little’ in the idioms). The first two sentences are seemingly a well mannered description of Farquaad, but the clear stress within the spoken model exhibits that something else is intended. Within the latter two sentences the idiom ‘to measure up’ is first utilized in its authentic, actual which means: ‘being pretty much as good as one thing else’. Within the response the idiom is back grounded and the original which means of ‘measuring’ is implied instead. In the Persian translation there is no direct reference to the implied meanings since there are not any equal idioms for the English ones and the simply from the tone of voice of the characters it is understood that there’s one other implied meaning. Literal translation has been used here.    

“Two renaissance wraps, Medieval meal, Sourdough mushy taco please.”

Persian: sosis torki, nun barbari, 2ta baste baghala ghatogh.

The humor on this sentence comes from the previous dialogue between Fairy godmother and the King, as she threatens him to harm him and instead she orders some meals, that is, she breaks her diet. The names of the food talked about in the unique sentence have been changed by some other food familiar to the target audience, so generally the shape is noticed but the that means is replaced by cultural equivalences. So the technique utilized here is adaptation.

 ”Shirley Bassey bush”

Persian: derakhte chaghale baadom                                                                  

Shirly Bassey is a Welsh singer, who became well-known within the 60s and 70s by performing theme songs to James Bond films (Wikipedia). Donkey is describing the bush with this allusion, either referring that it has the same pose to Bassey, or that the head of the human-formed bush is like afro coiffure a certain singer used to have. Considering this level, the Persian translation does not contain this info and replaces it with the title of a tree which is acquainted to the audience, so the shape is observed however not the meaning, the strategy utilized here is equivalence.

“I’m the stair master. I’ve mastered the stairs.”

Persian: Be man migan olaghe pelle kosh.                  

The “stair grasp” can check with a gymnastics machine, or being a grasp in stairs (that means to ‘conquer’ the steps, or being the perfect at ‘fighting’ the stairs). In the Persian translation only the second which means is stated and the English wordplay has not been created in the Persian. The meaning has one way or the other been noticed but the type not. The strategy used here is equivalence.

“Neuter him, give him the Bob Barker treatment.”

 Persian: kubidash kon  bekesh be sikh, zemnan pustesham bekan.

Bob Barker is a US game present the “Value Is Right” host, who has actively spoken towards animal overpopulation (Turnquist 2004), and is an allusion here. Donkey states this sentence about the cat. In the Persian translation the that means has completely changed and changed by cultural equivalence however the kind is one way or the other observed. The applied strategies are equivalence and adaptation.

“Sergeant Pompous and the Fancy Pants Club Band”

Persian: Daste arazel o obash va sar daste gamboo.

The allusion right here is to the Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Membership Band album by the Beatles. The allusion isn’t direct, but reasonably used sarcastically by changing the wording slightly. The intent of this utterance is to point that the announcer was impolite and conceited, and that it was too much for Shrek that the message was delivered with music in the background, which is one thing that’s sarcastically expected of the wealthy and well-known people. Within the Persian translation this allusion is just not saved as a result of it’s not recognized to the target market, and it is replaced by different phrases acquainted to the goal culture. So the applied strategy is adaptation.

“Nearly each body that meets you desires to kill you.”                                                                                                                                                          Persian: To dar vaghe’ ye ikbirie zeshti.

This sentence is uttered to Shrek by Donkey that is expressing his opinion about Shrek and his bad behaviour. In the Persian translation there isn’t any reference to the English which means and Shrek is addressed by two adjectives to point out his lack of respect and disapproval of his behavior. The applied technique is equivalence.

“You want some Tic Tacs or one thing, trigger your breath stinks!”

Persian: Baba jan mesvak bezan.                       

Tic Tac (formally styled as “tic tac”) is a brand of small, exhausting sweets manufactured by the Italian confectioner Ferrero. The person pieces are commonly known as Tic Tacs themselves. Donkey believes that Shrek ought to use some Tic Tac since his breath stinks. Usually stating such a direct sentence is offensive and often folks avoid it, but Donkey does it as direct as attainable and it makes the context humorous. In the Persian translation the allusion will not be produces, it is not familiar to the goal tradition, and this identify is changed simply by a verb, brushing. The methods applied here are equivalence and modulation.

 ”Swamp toad soup, fish eye tartar”

Persian: Baghala ghatoghe lajane mordab,  mirza ghasemie eshpele ghurbaghe              

The names of the meals once more have been changed by the foods acquainted to the goal tradition viewers to make it extra tangible. Humor on this sentence comes from the type of the materials thought-about as meals as they’re disgusting for the human beings to be eaten but delicious dishes for ogres. The technique utilized right here is equivalence.

“Smelly ogre!”

Persian: Chie eshghe piaz?                                                                                                                                                                              

Neither the shape nor the that means is kept. An adjectival phrase is rendered by a query In the English model Donkey addresses Shrek as an “smelly ogre” but in the Persian translation there is a flash back to the earlier scenes where Shrek states that ogres are like onions, that is, they have layers. Donkey, referring to that sentence, calls him a smelly ogre. Within the Persian translation the phrase ‘piaz (onion) is explicitly acknowledged to show the hidden that means within the English version. Modulation and adaptation have been used here.

“I have to avoid wasting my ass.”

Persian: man delam nemikhad mese baghie jezghale sham.                                          

On this scene Shrek and Donkey are saving Fiona from the dragon-guarded castle. Shrek has found Fiona, however the dragon has taken Donkey. Fiona has not met the Donkey yet, and doesn’t know that Shrek has include some physique, so Shrek’s response appears like he is attempting to avoid wasting solely himself and never her. This is an instance of homonymy-wordplay because the phrase “ass” with a double which means, one among them being ‘donkey’ and the other one ‘bottom’. However in the Persian there isn’t a phrase with such double which means to be replaced. Due to this fact, the wordplay could not be created in the Persian translation and solely the second meaning, ‘backside’, is stated with some cultural modulation to keep away from the exact word. The translator has taken advantage of the scene that shows the dead bodies of earlier knights to state that Shrek does not want to meet the same fate. The utilized strategy is equivalence.

“Oh, stop being such a drama-king!”

Persian: Ooh, mese shahaye tuye gheseha shodi.                         

The verbal humor in this example comes from the change in the idiomatic expression “drama-queen”. Normally somebody who’s performing slightly hysterical over nothing known as a “drama-queen”, no matter what their sex is. In this instance the Queen is talking to the King, who could be very angry. Subsequently, with this change of phrases within the idiomatic expression the utterance refers humorously to the ‘profession’ of the speakers as well as to the unique which means of the idiom, to reacting too significantly to something. Nonetheless, in the Persian translation there is not such an idiomatic expression for use as an equal; the translator has tried to show the Queen’s disapproval of the King’s conduct by just referring to the phrase “King” as a profession, the English idiomatic that means is misplaced in Persian. The applied strategy is adaptation.

“A gender-confused wolf “

Persian: Ye gorge ahmagh                                                                   

In the movie the Wolf is always dressed in grandmother’s gown and bonnet (the Wolf from the Little Pink Using Hood). However, he additionally has a very low, masculine voice and to start with of the Shrek 2 he is found studying ‘Pork Illustrated’, a magazine that refers to the Sports Illustrated magazine that’s filled with ladies in bikinis. This allusion has taken one occasion from the original fairy tail and created a brand new, humorous identity for the character. Within the Persian translation this allusion is misplaced and replaced by an adjective to indicate the disapproval of the speaker since there isn’t a back floor information in regards to the journal referred to; though the audience is familiar with the Wolf from the Little Pink Using Hood story, the meant that means shouldn’t be produced in the translation. The utilized technique is adaptation.

Conclusion

The examples introduced on this research are part of a research carried out as a master thesis. After gathering the info manually from the DVDs obtainable and considering the translations, analyzing the info reveals that, primarily based on Viney and Darbelnet (1995) mannequin thought of, from among the many strategies applied by the translators ‘equivalence’ has been most frequently used.  

Furthermore, the goal textual content tends to include less humorous components, linguistic ones of course, than the supply text; the rationale for this is that the target language lacks equivalents for the linguistic objects of the source language. However, surprisingly, jokes and humorous gadgets had been found through which the humorous load of the goal model elevated, as compared with the original variations, particularly within the scenes that the mouth of the characters couldn’t be seen the translator has taken benefit of the silence and added humorous expressions to the text. There have been additionally some instances that the supply text incorporates no humorous items however within the Persian translation it has been created.  This may be as a compensation for the lack of linguistic humors in different elements of the text, or to add too the humorous taste to make it more appealing to the audience.  

A selected function of Shrek, particularly, is that it is most likely not accidental that just about half of the humorous parts in this animated movie belong to the class of visual. It may be stated that perhaps these elements present fewer problems in switch than different humorous parts, especially in Latin and English-speaking nations and their use was intentional with the goal to make the humor of the movie internationally accessible, but in case of Persian it van be totally different since many youngsters can’t learn the indicators and aren’t familiar with the brand names which seem in the scenes of the film. It isn’t potential to switch these visual components through translation and if the audience does not have any again floor data about them they’d be misplaced in the strategy of translation. 

 

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