2018-10-31

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Technicality

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: https://www.theverge.com/2015/6/24/8809723/jerry-seinfeld-tv-show-international-translation

http://www.slate.com/articles/podcasts/lexicon_valley/2015/07/lexicon_valley_seinfeld_doesn_t_translate_well_into_other_cultures_and_languages.html

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=itWxXyCfW5s

https://www.amazon.com/Seinfeld-Master-Its-Domain-Televisions/dp/0826418031

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http://mentalfloss.com/article/67874/why-seinfeld-so-hard-translate

http://www.vulture.com/2014/06/breaking-down-the-seinfeld-economy.html

http://articles.latimes.com/1998/may/16/entertainment/ca-50143

http://www.filmreference.com/encyclopedia/Criticism-Ideology/Dubbing-and-Subtitling-THE-DUBBING-AND-SUBTITLING-INDUSTRIES.html

https://variety.com/2015/tv/news/hulu-seinfeld-licensing-160-million-1201483537/

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