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Aproximación a la traducción de referentes culturales en el ámbito audiovisual y literario / Approach to the translation of cultural references in the audiovisual and literary fields
Editado por Pedro Mogorrón Huerta, Lucía Navarro-Brotons y Iván Martínez-Blasco
[IVITRA Research in Linguistics and Literature 45] 2025
► pp. 43–61

“La receta del pistou”

Referencias culturales francesas en la TAV the Spanish subtitling of French cultural references

 | School of English and Modern Languages Oxford Brookes University
This article explores the translation of French cultural references in AVT by analysing the Spanish subtitles of the series Dix pour cent (Call My Agent). An adaptation of Pedersen’s 2011 typology of ECRs and their translation strategy in subtitling is used as a theoretical frame. The quantitative analysis shows that foreignisation is the dominant strategy, while a more detailed and qualitative analysis of the data reveals that this tendency is significantly more pronounced in ECRs thematically linked to France’s strongest areas of soft power, such as luxury brand or food and drink.
Keywords: cultural references, translation, subtitles, French culture, AVT
Article outline
  • 1.Introducción
  • 2.Marco teórico
  • 3.Método
    • 3.1Estrategias domesticantes
    • 3.2Estrategias extranjerizantes
  • 4.Resultados y análisis
    • 4.1Visión global
    • 4.2Distribución por tipo de ECR
    • 4.3Estrategia por tipo de ECR
      • 4.3.1Entretenimiento
      • 4.3.2Geografía, marcas y comida
      • 4.3.3Gobierno, educación y transporte
  • 5.Conclusión
  • Author queries
  • Notas
  • References
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Article language: Spanish

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