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Verschueren, Charlotte (2020)

Metaphor in Dubbed Song Translation: A Study of Disney Song Translation Using MIPVU

Master thesis | Linguistics (MA)

The present study addresses the translation of metaphors in dubbed song translation and presents a comparative analysis of eight songs from eight Disney movies along with the Dutch translations of the dubbed version of these movies. The metaphoric units in the lyrics were analyzed using Steen et al.’s (2010) Metaphor Identification Procedure Vrije Universiteit, or MIPVU, a refined and extended version of the Pragglejaz Group’s (2007) Metaphor Identification Procedure, or MIP. After analyzing the songs, it was found that the metaphoric units in the translated songs were mostly deleted or explicitized, and that only a small number of metaphors were transferred from the ST to the TT. The study revealed that the visuals of the movies and the constraints of song translation often limited the translators in their translation of the metaphoric units that occurred in the English songs.

Metaphor

Song Translation

Disney

MIPVU

Author

Verschueren, Charlotte

Faculty

Faculty of Humanities

Supervisors

Dorst, Lettie

ECTS Credits

20

Language

en