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The ‘tool’ category is based on the division of their function Leilly, http:books.google.com. In its definition, a tool is “any item that can be used to
achieve a goal, especially one that is not consumed in the process” www.urbandictionary.com.
A. The Accuracy of the Domesticated Translation of the Terms Related to ‘Tools’
To measure the accuracy of the terms related to ‘tool’ in Toer’s Bumi Manusia, this thesis employs Nababan’s indicator since it is user-friendly for
respondents. Nababan’s indicator ranges from 1-4 scale, in which score 1 indicates a high level of accuracy, 2 medium level of accuracy, 3 low level of
accuracy, and 4 lowest level of accuracy. The analysis in this sub-chapter is presented on their accuracy level basis,
starting from accurate, quite accurate, and innacurate. From the 108 data sample analysed, it is seen that the accurate data are 60, quite accurate 38, and innacurate
10 data.
1. Accurate translation 60 data
As mentioned above, the accurate translation from the data sample analysed is 60 data. Not all 60 data are discussed here, but only some data
representing accurate translation.
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a. Jambang-Vase
The following is taken from the datum 137STAcT179. The average score is 1.3, meaning that the term is categorized as accurate, and there is no need
to rewrite the term.
Data ST
Data TT
Score
137STAc T179
Beberapa jambang besar dari tembikar menghiasi
ruangan itu tanpa isi... 137TTAc
T164 Several big empty
porcelain vases decorated the room...
1.3
Jambang, according to KBBI Daring is “tempat menaruh bunga untuk hiasan”, is appropriately translated into vase, which is defined by Webster Online
Dictionary as “a usually round vessel of greater depth than width used chiefly as an ornament or for holding flowers.” From the two definitions above, it is clear
that both tools have a similar definition. The translator chooses to domesticate the word jambang into vase because
he knows for sure that the two things exist in the source culture and target culture. The coexistence of the words jambang and vase can be proved by the semantic
properties shared by both.
ST – Jambang TT – Vase
+ round + round
+ to put flowers + to put flowers
+ made of porcelain + made of porcelain
+ greater depth than width + greater depth than width
b. Tikar-Woven Mat
For the datum 63STCovT146, the respondents consider this translation accurate, by giving score 1.3.
