Humorous idioms are overwhelmingly domesticated (e.g., “to have a whale of a time” → “vui như đi lễ hội”) , whereas place‑names are largely foreignized, often with phonetic Vietnamese spelling (e.g., “Mirkwood” → “Mirc‑Wud”). The most frequent omissions involve short interjections (“Uh‑uh”, “Whoa”) and repetitive descriptors (e.g., “the huge, massive dragon”). In 68 % of omitted cases, the subtitle length exceeded 42 characters, surpassing the Vietnamese readability guideline (≤ 42 characters per line). 4.4 Audience Reception | Dimension | Mean (SD) on 5‑point scale | |-----------|----------------------------| | Comprehension | 4.21 (0.68) | | Naturalness | 3.79 (0.81) | | Readability (speed) | 3.42 (0.94) | | Overall satisfaction | 3.87 (0.77) |
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The most prevalent strategy is , reflecting the need to preserve narrative flow within tight temporal windows. 4.2 Domesticating vs. Foreignizing | Category | Retained (For) | Adapted (Dom) | % Adapted | |----------|----------------|--------------|-----------| | Tolkien‑specific terms (e.g., “Mirkwood”, “Erebor”) | 112 | 28 | 20 % | | Humor & idioms | 46 | 184 | 80 % | | Proper names (human characters) | 310 (unchanged) | 0 | 0 % | Humorous idioms are overwhelmingly domesticated (e