Problem Statements Research Objectives Research Limitation Research Benefits

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1.2. Problem Statements

Problem statements are very important as they guide the researcher in analyzing the data. In current research, the following problems are proposed: 1. What types of translation occur in the translation of Black English dialect in “The Color Purple” film into Bahasa Indonesia? 2. How are the accuracy and acceptability of the translation of Black English Dialect in “The Color Purple” film?

1.3. Research Objectives

There are two objectives achieved in this research, they are: 1. To find out the types of translation occur in the translation of the Black English dialect in “The Color Purple” film into Bahasa Indonesia. 2. To find out the accuracy and acceptability of the translation of Black English Dialect in “The Color Purple” film.

1.4. Research Limitation

People speak dialect used in daily conversations. In particular, this study focuses on the syntactic features of Black English Dialect as one of varieties of American English. Therefore, the researcher is interested in analyzing sentences containing BED found in “The Color Purple” Film. The researcher discovers many expressions of Black English Dialect along with its unique syntactic features. This research merely focuses on the types, accuracy, and acceptability of the translation of Black English Dialect into Bahasa Indonesia. 17

1.5. Research Benefits

The researcher expects that this thesis will be beneficial for: 1. Translators. Other translators, especially in translating literary works, which includes dialect, can use the result of this research. 2. English Department students. The result of this research can be used as an additional reference to explore more a translation study related to dialect. 3. Future researchers. They can use this research as an additional information and reference dealing with dialects.

1.6. Thesis Organization