Quite Readable The Readability of The Gothic Terms in “Setan Merah”

In this data, 5 of the respondents give score 2. They think that there is problem in the phrase kamar terakhir bernuansa hitam, it can be interpreted into two meanings, the first is a room painted with black color and the second is a horror room. Also the words tertegun and bisu have a closed meaning. Based on KBBI tertegun means terdiam which means no sound or not do anything while bisu based on KBBI also has a meaning no sound. So, the word bisu in phrase tertegun bisu is better removed because the word tertegun already gives the meaning of bisu or silent. If tertegun and bisu appear in one phrase, the meaning is reversing. When someone tertegun of course heshe will not do anything even speaks, in this case heshe will silent.

2. Quite Readable

The average score of the data from 1.7 to 2.3 based on the Nababan‟s instrument is considered as quite readable. From nine quite readable data showed that there were four data scored 1.7, three data scored 1.8, two data scored 1.9. Here is the chart of the quite readable data. The discussion of quite readable data is explained in the following. 4 3 2 5 1,7 1,8 1,9 2 2,1 2,2 2,3 Quite Readable Chart 2. Quite Readable Category No Code Target Text Score 2. 2TTSM Darah adalah simbol sekaligus segelnya, merahnya yang menyala, sekaligus meneror 1.7 On the data 2TTSM there is a problem in understanding the text by the readers or respondents. The use suffix –nya in words segel and merah is confusing. In the sentence, blood is a seal, but when the suffix –nya is added in word merah it can be interpreted as a blood or a thing which is sealed. No Code Target Text Score 15. 15TTSM Dari situ terciptalah beragam bentuk bayangan fantastis . 1.7 The word fantastis in phrase beragam bentuk bayangan fantastis is not clear, if fantastis means unsual, the phrase would be better beragam bentuk bayangan aneh . The score of the data is 1.7 so the data is considered as quite readable. No Code Target Text Score 18. 18TTSM Ia tidak mengacuhkan popularitas gaya hidup yang diadopsi masyarakat umum 1.7 The phrase tidak mengacuhkan is not appropriate in the sentence. A phrase tidak memedulikan is more appropriate and clear to be understood by the readers or respondents. The word mengacuhkan which is derived from acuh is not a common word. People in their daily mostly used word peduli rather than acuh. For example, aku tidak peduli and aku tidak acuh, people in their daily rarerly used the sentence aku tidak acuh they are commonly used aku tidak peduli. So, the phrase of tidak memedulikan is better and easy to be understood. No Code Target Text Score 19. 19TTSM Rencananya selalu mengandung unsur keberanian serta amarah , dan setiap desainnya menunjukkan hawa nafsu binatang meletup-letup . 1.7 Six of respondents give score 2 on this data, they are confused with the meaning of phrase hawa nafsu binatang meletup-letup, is the desire of animal which is very high or the animal itself which aggressive. The translation would be better if hawa nafsu yang meletup-letup seperti seekor binatang. No Code Target Text Score 5. 5TTSM Ketika setengah dari populasi manusia di daerah kekuasaannya menjadi korban wabah mematikan tersebut, ia memanggil seribu teman yang bertubuh sehat serta berhati riang dari antara para kesatria dan putri kerajaan. Dikelilingi oleh tubuh-tubuh sehat, ia akhirnya beristirahat di dalam gereja yang berbentuk seperti istana. 1.8 The phrase manusia di daerah kekuasaanya is confusing, is the people or the area which has been owned. And also the phrase gereja yang berbentuk seperti istana has a meaning that it is a church which looks like a castle, but in the whole sentences, it is about princess and knights, it is not really related with a church. It is better if the phrase become istana yang berbentuk seperti gereja. No Code Target Text Score 8. 8TTSM Mereka tidak membawa barang-barang lain yang bisa memicu sikap depresi atau kondisi mental lainnya. 1.8 On this data, the phrase kondisi mental lainnya actually can be understood, but it sounds unfamiliar because kondisi mental lainnya has many meanings such as unconfident, paranoid, phobias and etc. It can more clear if it is replaced with one of those word. No Code Target Text Score 24. 24TTSM Kamar-kamar tersebut kecuali kamar bernuansa hitam terkesan ramai padat, dan ditengah semua itu berdetaklah jantung kehidupan yang gemetar. 1.8 There is a word which is confusing on the data 24TTSM the word is gemetar in phrase berdetaklah jantung kehidupan yang gemetar, it is confusing because jantung can not shake, berdetaklah jantung kehidupan is already give the meaning. The word gemetar is not needed in this phrase or can be removed. No Code Target Text Score 14. 14TTSM Namun, didalam istana ini, bentuk kamar itu sungguh berbeda, sesuai dengan kecintaan sang pangeran terhadap apa-apa saja yang bersifat aneh. 1.9 The phrase apa-apa saja sounds unfamiliar. It is better if the phrase apa-apa saja replaced by segala sesuatu, so the reader can understand the meaning of the text easily. No Code Target Text Score 21. 21TTSM Maka para peserta pun mengaplikasikan efek ini-itu untuk menjadi bintang tamu paling unik di sana, sementara mereka saling menatap satu sama lain, dari ujung kepala hingga kaki, kostum- kostum antic bertebaran di mana-mana, memukau, kemilau, menghasilkan efek ilusi seperti yang ditampilkan dalam pertunjukkan drama berjudul Hernani. 1.9 The phrase mengaplikasikan efek ini-itu is not clear, mengaplikasikan is better replaced by memberi, and ini-itu is better replaced by berbagai macam. So the phrase becomes member berbagai macam efek. However, the data is considered as quite readable.

3. Not Readable