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Authors

• Ali Akbar Arjmand Rad ¹
• Mona Seghayati ²

¹ Faculty member of Tolo Mehr University

² MA student, Department of English, Faculty of Humanities, Tolu e Mehr University of Qom

Abstract

The present study examines translation strategies in the English subtitles of The lost strait based on Pedersen's model (2011). Initially, the cultural elements were identified using Newmark (2010) model and then analyzed and described based on Pedersen's. The main goal was to estimate the frequency and types of strategies used in translation and determine the source-oriented or goal-oriented approaches. The results showed that the translator mainly adopted a source-oriented approach in the translation process. So that, 49.5 percent were allocated to source-oriented strategies. This indicates the translator's effort to accurately convey the concepts and cultural elements of the original text. On the other hand, goal-oriented strategies constituted only 27.9 percent, indicating the priority of preserving the original text's authenticity over adapting the concepts to the target audience's culture. In addition, 22.6 percent were translated using an official equivalent, indicating the translator's attention to the accuracy and acceptance by the target language audience. These results indicate that the subtitle translation of the film, considering its specific historical and cultural content, has taken a balanced approach; in such a way that while maintaining loyalty to the original text, an effort has been made to make it understandable for the target audience.

Keywords

• cultural elements, Sacred Defense, Pedersen'
• s model (2011), subtitles , The lost strait