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analysis has been described without the use of a table, while the second analysis was
represented with the aid of a table. The researcher felt that the second manner of
representation presented findings in a very clear and easy-to-see manner and decided to
use tables for the remainder of her practical analyses.
Overall, the method of analysis attained the objectives of the study. It provided a good
tool for evaluating the efficacy etc of the subtitle translation as defined by Ivarsson
(1998) and also for evaluating the various translation strategies used by the translator in
handling CSIs (cf. Aixelá, 1996) and recommending an alternative (cf. Nida, 1969;
Baker, 1992). Justifications were added to each analysis to assist subtitle translation
assessment and recommendations. If a sufficient number of scenes are analysed, this
method of analysis will assist the researcher in drawing a conclusion over what
strategies are mostly used by a translator and what strategies appear to be the most
useful in terms of the criteria outlined above. The following chapters will present
analysis and findings of scenes involving politeness, followed by scenes involving
different types of Culture Specific Items and their subtitle translations.
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