Análise de erros nas legendas em português do seriado FRIENDS

Abstract

With the explosion of series in broadcast networks television and streaming services such as Netflix and with the almost monthly creation of new series it is amazing to see that the American television sitcom Friends still maintains its popularity, being seen by different age groups that have lived in different times and do not share the same life experiences and cultural context. Due to its popularity, it is important that the sitcom Friends provides high-quality subtitles, meeting the viewers expectations, managing to go through decades without losing the humorous effect and keeping the idea and values of the series preserved. Thus, based on studies by Aubert (1993), Gottlieb (1998), Diaz-Cíntas (2004), among other authors, this paper aims to analyze the Portuguese subtitles on the episodes of the first season of Friends, identifying possible translation errors that impair the meaning expressed in the speeches of the characters. To conduct this research, theoretical texts were read about audiovisual translation, followed by the visualization of 24 episodes of the first season for the collection and selection of the subtitles mistakes that were analyzed reflexively. To understand the reasons why translators make mistakes in subtitles, this paper also discusses the translation process in the subtitling business, what it takes to create a high quality subtitle and the difficulties faced by the translators when working with audiovisual translation.

Keywords: audiovisual translation, subtitling, Friends, subtitling errors.