Between V and T address: The translation of English address terms into Polish in serial storytelling (the case of Doc)

This study is concerned with the translation of address terms in serial storytelling. It adopts interpersonal pragmatics perspective on and treats them as elements fictional charactersʼ relational work, i.e. work they do to negotiate their relationships interaction. More specifically, this paper focuses renditions form Doc used by detective Jane Rizzoli doctor Maura Isles Polish Tess Gerritsenʼs crime fiction series. Since English have different systems (N-V-T T-V, respectively) there are no informal equivalent a female Polish, its depend entirely translatorʼs ability understand recreate The translators series showed degrees attention interactional coherence translation, which why some parts contain inappropriate impolite forms. Overall, done characters has largely been domesticated adapted speech patterns rules politeness. Consequently, shifts mode take place at moments than original version, rendered variety ways (both formal informal) depending stage