Technicality | The Problem with Translating Seinfeld @technicality | Uploaded October 2018 | Updated October 2024, 3 hours ago.
While this is about why Seinfeld doesn’t translate, it’s about more than that; it’s a story about language, culture, and the nature of comedy.
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WORKS CITED:
This video was inspired by this phenomenal Verge article by Jennifer Armstrong. I strongly recommend you check it out: theverge.com/2015/6/24/8809723/jerry-seinfeld-tv-show-international-translation

slate.com/articles/podcasts/lexicon_valley/2015/07/lexicon_valley_seinfeld_doesn_t_translate_well_into_other_cultures_and_languages.html
youtube.com/watch?v=itWxXyCfW5s
amazon.com/Seinfeld-Master-Its-Domain-Televisions/dp/0826418031
youtube.com/watch?v=sp79Q8Scyi8
mentalfloss.com/article/67874/why-seinfeld-so-hard-translate
vulture.com/2014/06/breaking-down-the-seinfeld-economy.html
articles.latimes.com/1998/may/16/entertainment/ca-50143
filmreference.com/encyclopedia/Criticism-Ideology/Dubbing-and-Subtitling-THE-DUBBING-AND-SUBTITLING-INDUSTRIES.html
variety.com/2015/tv/news/hulu-seinfeld-licensing-160-million-1201483537

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