3. Analysis
3.1. Stage 1
To put the model’s theoretical grounds into practice, I have decided to analyse what I expect to prove a
mistranslation. The word I have chosen for this task is a fundamental part of The Wire's landscape: tester. This is the
definition that Álvarez (2004)provides for this term:
Tester: Free_[COST] drugs_[CONTENTS] samples given to fiends_[USER] to advertise_[TASK] the product.
In accordance, the frame that the word “tester” triggers on Baltimoreans’ minds would be something
similar to [FREE DRUG DOSE]. According to Álvarez’s definition and to the portrait of this element throughout
the series (both samples and doses tend to be packed into sm