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October 2, 2025The Turkish Online Journal of Design Art and CommunicationOpen Access

Of Horses, Puns, and Punchlines: Humor Translation in the Turkish Subtitles of Bojack Horseman

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EAEmrullah AyATAslı Özlem Tarakçıoğlu

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Overview

This analysis examines how humor translation strategies preserve irony and puns in Turkish subtitles, indicating the complexities of cultural adaptation.

Key Points

  • Findings show that humor preservation varied, with irony and sarcasm effectively translated despite technical constraints.
  • Analysis highlighted the effectiveness of Gottlieb's Transfer and Paraphrase strategies for maintaining readability and comedic timing.
  • The study revealed that cultural differences impacted the effectiveness of intertextuality and wordplay in humor translation.
  • Translators adapted humor dynamically, balancing fidelity to language with the series' satirical tone and audience familiarity.

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Ay et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68de68e583cbc991d0a21068https://doi.org/10.7456/tojdac.1736287
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