Methodological triangulation is a technique in qualitative research that uses more than one method in collecting, assessing, or analyzing the same data.
The two methods applied in this study were survey and content analysis. In the first method, the writer conducted a survey done by five respondents to find out
the equivalence of Indonesian prepositions in English. In the second method, the writer compared and analyzed the results of the survey using some existing
theories about English prepositions. The following diagram explains the application of methodological triangulation in this study.
Methods
Figure 3. The Diagram of Methodological Triangulation
5. Data Analysis
The data analysis was conducted on both the English and Indonesian versions
of Jeanne DuPrau’s City of Ember. To answer the first problem, the writer read the English version of the work and identified all the prepositional
phrases with the prepositions above, beyond, and over found in the E-book. Similar steps were also done for the target text of
City of Ember. The writer read the book and mapped all the translations of the English data with the prepositions
above, beyond, and over from the source text. This process of mapping required some additional activities such as dividing the data into three groups
– groups of data with the prepositions above, beyond, and over, and identifying the
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relationships and expressions each preposition carries in each data point. In identifying the meanings of the preposition, it required looking at two other
elements following and preceding it. They are presented in the form of tables. The writer then identified what categories determine the translations or why they are
translated such a way based on the existing theories on Indonesian prepositions, before they are mapped and put into the table of translation mapping.
Number of Data Source Text
Number of Data Target Text
1STAbv112 At least then she
could have stayed above
ground, with space and people
around her. 1TTAbv114
Setidaknya dia dapat tinggal di atas tanah,
dengan ruang yang luas dan orang-orang
di sekelilingnya.
2STAbv217 On the street level
were shops; above the shops were the
apartments where people lived.
2TTAbv219 Di pinggir jalan
terdapat toko-toko; di atas
toko-toko ada apartemen tempat
orang-orang tinggal.
Table 2. The Example of the Group of Data with Preposition above
Before going to the final mapping, the writer analyzed the meaning each preposition carries. It is analyzed based on the other elements or words that structure
the sentence or phrase and also based on some existing theories on preposition. Below is the example of the table of the meanings of preposition above.
Number of Data Object
precede the preposition
Preposition Object
follow the preposition
Meaning
1STAbv112
Stayed above
Ground On top of
2STAbv217
The apartments
above The shops
On top of
Table 3. The Example of the Meanings of Preposition above
