Angleški prevodi narečja regije Kansai v videoigrah in animejih : diplomsko delo

De Bree, Kristijan (author), Hmeljak Sangawa, Kristina (mentor)

V japonskih delih se značilnosti in lastnosti likov večkrat prikažejo z uporabo določenih jezikovnih posebnosti, tj. specifičnim načinom govora yakuwarigo (jezik vloge). To so lahko tudi narečja, med katerimi je eno najbolj priljubljenih in znanih narečje regije Kansai. Ti načini govora nosijo različne informacije o liku, ki jih uporablja, pri prevajanju v druge jezike pa se te informacije lahko hitro izgubijo. V diplomskem delu sem analiziral angleške prevode 10 videoiger in 10 animejev, kjer se v originalni japonski verziji pojavijo liki, ki uporabljajo narečje regije Kansai. Prvi cilj diplomske naloge je odkriti, katere metode za prevajanje oziroma kateri načini govora se uporabljajo pri prevajanju iz japonščine v angleščino v izbranih delih. Tudi v angleščini namreč obstaja veliko različnih narečij in načinov govora, ki so povezani z določenimi podobami ali stereotipi. Nato sem analiziral osebne značilnosti likov, saj je drugi cilj naloge ugotoviti, ali te osebnosti kakorkoli vplivajo na izbor angleškega načina govora pri prevajanju.

• Language: Slovenian
• Keywords: prevajanje, japonska narečja, Kansai, angleščina, yakuwarigo (jezik vlog)
• Work type: Bachelor thesis/paper
• Typology: 2.11 - Undergraduate Thesis
• Organization: FF - Faculty of Arts
• Place of publishing: Ljubljana
• Publisher: [K. De Bree]
• Year: 2025
• Number of pages: 30 str.
• PID: 20.500.12556/RUL-174833
• UDC: 81'25:811.521'282
• COBISS.SI-ID: 254062339
• Publication date in RUL: 10.10.2025

Secondary language

• Language: English
• Title: English translations of Kansai dialect in video games and anime

Abstract

In Japanese works, the characteristics and traits of characters are often conveyed through specific linguistic features denoting a role, known as yakuwarigo (role language). These may include dialects, with the Kansai dialect being one of the most popular and recognizable. Role language carries various kinds of information about the characters who use it. However, this information can easily be lost in translation. This thesis analyzes the English translations of ten video games and ten anime in which characters speak the Kansai dialect in the original Japanese. The first aim of this thesis is to identify the methods of translation and the English speech styles employed, bearing in mind that English also features a range of dialects and speech styles associated with particular images or stereotypes. The personalities of these characters are also analyzed, as the second aim of the thesis is to determine whether these personalities influence the choice of English speech style in translation.

• Keywords: translation, Japanese dialects, Kansai, English, yakuwarigo (role language)