the two previous studies and this study conducted by the researcher almost the same objective, which is to find out how foreignization and domestication of
culture-specific terms are represented in the subject of the study. However, some of the theories that are used in these studies are different. For example, the three
studies use different theories for categorizing the culture-specific terms although this study conducted by the researcher and Judickaitė use the same continuum of
foreignization and domestication while Hari Ratih Fitriyani uses different continuum. Furthermore, Judickaitė does not describe the degree of meaning
equivalence while the degree of meaning equivalence is described by Hari Ratih Fitriyani and the researcher.
C. Theoretical Framework
This study focuses on describing the categories of Culture-Specific Terms found in the Sophie Kinsela’s I’ve Got Your Number and its Bahasa Indonesia
version translated by Siska Yuanita. Culture-Specific Terms, which are called “cultural” words by Newmark, are terms in particular language that brings cultural
value which does not exist or differ from other languages and it is more specific than the universal language. Universal language comprises concepts that can be
found across most cultures. Related to the categories of CSTs, this research uses Nedergaard-
Larsen’s classification to determine the categories of CSTs found in the source text and
target text. Nedergaard-Larsen divides CSTs info four main categories, which are geographical category, historical category, society category and cultural category.
These four main categories have their own sub-categories.
According to Nedergaard-Larsen 2008: 20, geographical category has four subcategories. The subcategory of geography consists of geographical
elements such as mountain and rivers, such as
Himalaya
and
the Nile
. The subcategory of meteorology contains elements connected to weather and climate,
such as
hurricane
and
breezy
. The subcategory of biology consists of flora and fauna, such as
elephants
and
jasmine
. The subcategory of cultural geography consists of regions, towns, roads, streets etc, such as
Park Lane
and
Chelsea
. The historical category has three subcategories, which are buildings,
events and people. The examples of the subcategory of buildings are
Buckingham Palace
and
White House
and the example of historical events are
Thanksgiving
and
World War Two
. The subcategory of people consists of well-known historical people, such as
Queen Elizabeth
and
John F. Kennedy
. The society category is divided into five subcategories. The subcategory of
industrial level consists of trade, industry, energy supply, etc. The example of this subcategory is
coal
. The subcategory of social organization contains elements that are connected to defence, juridical system, police, and local and central
authorities. The examples are
NYPD
and
FBI
. The subcategory of politics consists of ministries, political parties, politicians etc. The examples are
Republican Party
and
Ministry of Education
. The subcategory of social condition is the subcategory for subcultures, groups and social problems. The examples are
Hispanic people
and
punks
. The subcategory of ways of life consists of customs, housing, transport, food, clothes and articles for everyday use, etc. The examples are
double-decked bus
and
kimbap
.
