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Department of English and American Studies English Language And Masaryk University Faculty of Arts Department of English and American Studies English Language and Literature Barbora Vágnerová Cultural Substitution in the Dubbing Translation of The Simpsons Bachelor’s Diploma Thesis Supervisor: Mgr. Renata Kamenická, Ph.D. 2015 I declare that I have worked on this thesis independently, using only the primary and secondary sources listed in the bibliography. …………………………………………….. Author’s signature I would like to thank my supervisor Mgr. Renata Kamenická, Ph.D. for her valuable advice, support and guidance. Table of Contents 1. Introduction .............................................................................................................................. 1 2. The Significance of the Culture in The Simpsons....................................................................... 4 2.1. American Culture in The Simpsons ..................................................................................... 4 2.2. The Family of the Simpsons ............................................................................................. 10 2.2.1. Homer Jay Simpson ................................................................................................... 11 2.2.2. Marge Simpson ......................................................................................................... 11 2.2.3. Bart Simpson ............................................................................................................. 12 2.2.4. Lisa Simpson .............................................................................................................. 13 2.2.5. Maggie Simpson ........................................................................................................ 13 2.3. The Simpsons as the US Society Probe ............................................................................. 13 2.4. The Conclusion on the Cultural Value of The Simpsons ................................................... 15 3. Audiovisual Translation ........................................................................................................... 16 3.1. Dubbing ............................................................................................................................ 17 3.2. Domestication And Foreignisation ................................................................................... 18 3.3. Culture Transferred Through Dubbing ............................................................................. 20 3.4. The Specifics of Dubbing in The Simpsons ....................................................................... 21 4. Food substitution .................................................................................................................... 23 4.1. Applesauce ....................................................................................................................... 24 4.2. Bagel ................................................................................................................................. 26 4.3. Brownies ........................................................................................................................... 28 4.4. Cupcake ............................................................................................................................ 32 4.5. Doughnut ......................................................................................................................... 39 4.6. Muffin ............................................................................................................................... 44 4.7. Conclusion on the Food Substitutions ............................................................................. 45 5. Episode Titles Analysis ............................................................................................................ 47 5.1. Season 1 ........................................................................................................................... 47 5.1.1. Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire .......................................................................... 48 5.1.2. Homer’s Odyssey ....................................................................................................... 49 5.1.3. There’s No Disgrace Like Home ................................................................................ 50 5.1.4. Moaning Lisa ............................................................................................................. 50 5.1.5. The Call of the Simpsons ........................................................................................... 51 5.1.6. The Tell-Tale Head ..................................................................................................... 51 5.1.7. Life on the Fast Lane ................................................................................................. 52 5.1.8. The Crepes of Wrath ................................................................................................. 52 5.1.9. First Season Conclusion ............................................................................................. 53 5.2. Season 23 ......................................................................................................................... 53 5.2.1. The Falcon and the D’ohman .................................................................................... 54 5.2.2. Bart Stops to Smell the Roosevelts ........................................................................... 55 5.2.3. Replaceable You ........................................................................................................ 55 5.2.4. The Food Wife ........................................................................................................... 56 5.2.5. The Book Job ............................................................................................................. 56 5.2.6. The Man in the Blue Flannel Pants ........................................................................... 57 5.2.7. The Ten-Per-Cent Solution ........................................................................................ 57 5.2.8. Holidays of Future Past ............................................................................................. 58 5.2.9. Politically Inept, with Homer Simpson ...................................................................... 58 5.2.10. The D’oh-cial Network ............................................................................................ 59 5.2.11. Moe Goes from Rags to Riches ............................................................................... 60 5.2.12. The Daughter Also Rises .......................................................................................... 60 5.2.13. At Long Last Leave ................................................................................................... 61 5.2.14. Exit Through The Kwik-E-Mart ................................................................................ 61 5.2.15. How I Wet Your Mother .......................................................................................... 62 5.2.16. Them, Robot ............................................................................................................ 63 5.2.17. Beware My Cheating Bart ....................................................................................... 63 5.2.18. A Totally Fun Thing Bart Will Never Do Again ......................................................... 64 5.2.19. The Spy Who Learned Me ....................................................................................... 64 5.2.20. Lisa Goes Gaga ........................................................................................................ 65 5.3. Conclusion on Episode Titles ............................................................................................ 65 6. Conclusion ............................................................................................................................... 68 7. Bibliography ............................................................................................................................ 71 8. Summary ................................................................................................................................. 73 8.1. Summary .......................................................................................................................... 73 8.2. Resumé ............................................................................................................................. 74 List of Tables Table 1 ........................................................................................................................................... 6 Table 2 ........................................................................................................................................... 7 Table 3 ........................................................................................................................................... 8 Table 4 ........................................................................................................................................... 8 Table 5 ........................................................................................................................................... 8 Table 6 ......................................................................................................................................... 19 Table 7 ........................................................................................................................................
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