NATURALNESS OF SUBTITLES ON DVD MOVIES

This study is aimed at analyzing the naturalness of subtitles on DVD movies. The objective of the study is to investigate the naturalness of language in the subtitles on DVD movies and the factors that influence the naturalness of subtitles on DVD movies. The instrument of this study is DVD player. A good or not subtitle appeared based on the background of the translator. Any kind of translation involves not only the languages, but also culture in the countries or regions where these languages are spoken. Translation is not only changing writings from one language to another, words by words, or sentences by sentences, but also interpretation of cultural differences.