target language and culture. It belongs to leisure activities, i.e. sport criterion under the social culture classification set by Newmark.
In datum 14, the term chapandaz refers to a kind of occupations. It is a highly skilled horseman patronized by rich aficionados. It is classified as a
CSI because the term indicates a work which is only done by a highly skilled horseman in a particular tournament namely buzkashi. It is originated from
Afghanistan culture and it is unlikely to be found in other countries including Indonesia. It belongs to work, i.e. occupation criterion under the social culture
classification set by Newmark.
d. Organization, Customs, Activities, Procedures and Concepts
This category includes various formal standards that indicate certain hierarchy applied in cultures. It also includes terms or references that refer to
the concept of customsactivitiesorganization related to political, administrative, religious, artistic, and etc. It is the most frequent type of CSIs
found in this research. There are 36 data or 45.5 found under this category. The examples can be seen in data 37, 44, and 58.
She was as beautiful as a pari
, light brown hair, big hazel eyes…she had this laugh…I can still hear it sometimes.‖ Datum 37
We‘d spent six months in Peshawar waiting for the INS to issue our visas. Datum 44
It did bother me a bit, but I had pondered this quite a lot in the weeks before I asked Baba to go khastegari. Datum 58
In datum 37, the term pari refers to an address term used to call a beautiful woman which is originated from Afghanistan culture. According to
the glossary of foreign terms in The Kite Runner, pari is defined as a fairy or angel. It is considered as a CSI because the term refers to a custom originated
from Afghanistan culture and it is unfamiliar term in the target language and culture.
In datum 44, the abbreviation of INS refers to an organization which serves the people to get admission to stay in a new country. The abbreviation
of INS Immigration Naturalization Service is an agency in the Department of Justice that enforces laws and regulations for the admission of foreign-born
persons to the United States freedictionary.com. The abbreviation of INS is considered as a CSI because it is an institutional term that reflects the political
and social life of a country. It falls under the organization classification set by Newmark.
In datum 58, the term khastegari refers to a custom which is originated from Afghanistan culture. According to the glossary of foreign terms in The
Kite Runner , khastegari
is a suitor‘s official visitation to a prospective mate‘s family usually accompanied by his mother, sister, or khala to propose
marriage. It is considered as a CSI because the term reflects the custom and the social life of a community in certain countries and it is unfamiliar in the
target language and culture. It falls under the custom classification set by Newmark.
