CHAPTER IV ANALYSIS
In this chapter, the writer will analyze the topic by answering the research questions previously written in the problem formulation. There are three major
divisions of discussion, and each will represent the answer of each question.
A. The Inaccurate Translated English Singular and Plural Forms in Deadly
Game and Permainan Maut
There are 39 phrases and clauses containing singular and plural forms that are translated inaccurately which are found in Bradman’s and Chatterton’s Deadly
Game and Permainan Maut. Those 39 phrases and clauses will be discussed one
by one. There will be two subdivisions in discussing the inaccurate translated singular and plural forms.
In answering the first problem, the writer provides a scoring system based on Nababan’s accuracy indicator and accuracy category with modification in
Strategi Penilaian Kualitas Terjemahan collected in Jurnal Linguistik Bahasa
2004:54-65. Score Accuracy
Indicator 1
The content of the ST is conveyed accurately to the TT. The sentences can be understood clearly. Rewriting is not needed
2 The content of the ST is conveyed accurately to the TT. The sentences
can be understood clearly, but a little restructuring and rewriting are needed.
3 The content of the ST is not conveyed accurately to the TT. Some
problems related with diction, phrases, clauses, and other sentence PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI
elements. Some restructuring and rewriting are needed. 4
Some ST sentences are not translated into TT. Deliberately omitted. The TT content is different from ST.
Score Accuracy Category
1 Accurate translation
2 Quite accurate
3 Not accurate
4 Inaccurate
1. The Inaccurate Translation of English Plural Forms
The first analysis lies on the inaccuracy in translating plural forms into singular in Deadly Game and Permainan Maut. There are 31 phrases and clauses
that are found translated inaccurately. In the analysis, the writer also provides the source text and target text that contain the inaccuracy.
No. Source Text Target Text
1. …, reading
one of his comics for
the umpteenth time,…
…, sedang membaca komik. Komik itu telah ia baca untuk kesekian
kalinya.
The above sentence is said to be inaccurately translated seen from the
phrase one of his comics which is translated into komik. The translator changes the meaning of the phrase because the phrase one of his comics shows that Jake has
many comics and he is reading one of them, while the translator means to say that Jake has only one comic and he is reading it. The existence of the plural form one
of his comics also describes the characteristics of Jakes in which he prefers
enjoying himself by reading all his comics again and again instead of getting intimate with his family.
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