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This is a Qualitative Descriptive study.

The Use of Translation Techniques in Translating Sarcasm in the English-Indonesian Translation of Dialogues in Mean Girls (2004)

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The analysis revealed that literal translation is the most frequently used technique for sarcasm.
56.8% of the sarcastic expressions were translated literally, often losing their nuanced meaning.
The qualitative descriptive approach helped categorize and evaluate various translation methods used.
More context-sensitive techniques, though used less, were found more effective at preserving sarcasm's pragmatic force.

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Qualitative analysis reveals that literal translation dominates sarcasm handling in Mean Girls, highlighting cultural nuances.

Rahayu et al. (2025) studied this question.

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