examples: 1 “Sakura puts an apple on the table”. When it translated into Indonesian the sentence becomes “Sakura menaruh sebuah apel diatas meja”. 2
“Caroline comes on Wednesdays”. When it translated into Indonesian the
sentenc
e becomes “Caroline datang pada hari rabu”. Both examples contain
preposition on in the sentence but when they are translated into Indonesian those prepositions have different translations. It means the translation of preposition on
in the example above can result in some different translation forms. From the case above, it can be seen that one English preposition has many
translations in Indonesian. Thus, it is very interesting to analyze the function and translation equivalent of English preposition. Meanwhile, in this study three of
English prepositions, such as: at, on and by are discussed. Those prepositions are chosen in this study since they are commonly used in daily conversation and can
be found in various texts.
1.2 Problems of Study
There are two problems that occur in this study based on the background above:
1. What are the functions of English preposition at, on, and by found in
the novel The Fault in Our Stars by John Green?
2. What are the translation equivalents of English preposition at, on and
by in Indonesian based on novel The Fault in Our Stars by John Green?
1.3 Aims of Study
In relation to the problems that occurred in the process of translating, there are some aims of this study, such as:
General:
1. As final paper skripsi to obtain the S1 degree in English Department
Faculty of Arts Udayana University. 2.
To make the readers more understand about English language preposition e.g. at, on, and by.
Specific:
1. To identify the functions of English language preposition at, on and by in
Indonesian. 2.
To analyze the translation equivalents of English language preposition at, on, and by in Indonesian.
1.4 Scope of Discussion
The discussion in this study was only focused on identifying the functions and analyzing the equivalences English preposition at, on, and by that are found in
the John Green’s novel The Fault in Our Stars. The tree diagrams of prepositional phrase were also added in this study, in order to add information which still has
relation with prepositions.
