Translation Methods of Personifications and Methapors in Are You Afraid of Dark by Sidney Sheldon into Apakah Kau Takut Gelap
TRANSLATION METHODS OF PERSONIFICATIONS AND METHAPORS
IN ARE YOU AFRAID OF DARK BY SIDNEY SHELDON INTO APAKAH
KAU TAKUT GELAP
A THESIS
BY
JUNITA VR SITINJAK
REG.NO.090705054
DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH
FACULTY OF CULTURAL STUDIES
UNIVERSITY OF SUMATERA UTARA
MEDAN 2015
Universitas Sumatera Utara
Universitas Sumatera Utara
Approved by the Department of English, Faculty of Cultural Studies, University
of Sumatera Utara (USU) Medan as Thesis for The Sarjana Sastra
Examination.
Head,
Secretary,
Dr. Muhizar Muchtar, M.S
Rahmadsyah Rangkuti, M.A, Ph.D
NIP : 195411171980031002
NIP : 197502092008121002
Universitas Sumatera Utara
Universitas Sumatera Utara
AUTHOR DECLARATION
I, JUNITA VR SITINJAK, DECLARE THAT I AM THE SOLE AUTHOR OF
THIS THESIS EXCEPT WHERE REFERENCE IS MADE IN THE TEXT OF
THIS THESIS. THIS THESIS CONTAINS NO MATERIAL PUBLISHED
ELSEWHERE OR EXTRACTED IN WHOLE OR IN PART FROM A
THESIS BY WHICH I HAVE QUALIFIED FOR OR AWARDED ANOTHER
DEGREE. NO OTHER PERSON’S WORK HAS BEEN USED WITHOUT
DUE ACKNOWLEDGMENTS IN THE MAIN TEXT OF THIS THESIS. THIS
THESIS HAS NOT BEEN SUBMITTED FOR THE AWARD OF ANOTHER
DEGREE IN ANY TERTIARY EDUCATION.
Signed
:
Date
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COPYRIGHT DECLARATION
NAME
TITLE
:
:
JUNITA VR SITINJAK
TRANSLATION
METHODS
OF
PERSONIFICATION AND METHAPOR IN ARE
YOU AFRAID OF DARK BY SIDNEY SHELDON
INTOAPAKAH KAU TAKUT GELAP
QUALIFICATION
:
S1/SARJANA SASTRA
DEPARTMENT
:
ENGLISH
I AM WILLING THAT MY THESIS SHOULD BE AVAILABLE FOR
REPRODUCTION AT THE DISCRETION OF THE LIBRARIAN OF
DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH, FACULTYOF CULTURAL STUDIES,
UNIVERSITY OF SUMATERA UTARA ON THE UNDERSTANDING THAT
USERS ARE MADE AWARE OF THEIR OBLIGATION UNDER THE LAW
OF REPUBLIC INDONESIA.
Signed
:
Date
:April 29th 2015
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
First and foremost, I would like to give my great thanks, praise and honor to
my Holy Trinity God; The Almighty Father, Jesus Christ the one and only Savior and
The Holy Spirit for the blessings, love, mercy and guidance in whole of my life, so I
can make myself through all of the crisis and obstacles. For each day He guides and
gives me the power to accomplish this thesis.
I would like to thank the Dean of Faculty of Cultural Studies, Dr. Syahron
Lubis, M.A, the head of English Department, Dr.Muhizar Muchtar, M.S. and the
secretary of English Department Rahmadsyah Rangkuti, M.A, Ph.D. I would like to
thank my Academic Advisor Dra. Masdiana Lubis, M.Hum and the lecturers of
English Department and also the lecturers from another department who had given
me valuable knowledge during the years of my study. Thank you for everything I
have learned.
I would like also give my thanks to my Supervisor Dr. Roswita Silalahi, Dipl.
TESOL., M.Hum. and my Co-supervisor Drs.Muhammad Syafi'ie Siregar, M.A. for
all the positive advices which are given to me and for all your valuable time during
the process of writing this thesis. You make me know more about the knowledge
within this thesis.
I am so blessed and address my countless grateful to my beloved family as
they believe me to be anything and do my best to finish my thesis. They are my
motivation and my source of strength to finish this thesis. My special thanks are
highly dedicated to my parents, my lovely father Manerep Sitinjak and my mother
Maria Sinaga who always be there for me to give me love, support, advice and
always be best friend for me. I love both of you, all the best things I’ve done in my
life is to make you happy and proud of me. Special thanks are also to my brothers
and sisters, Bismar Sitinjak/Ratna Sianturi, Hesty Sitinjak/Manton Limbong,
Agustina Sitinjak and Mangatur Sitinjak. And also to my nephews, Jessica,
Sotarduga, Tiara and Intan. Thank you for your love and support. We are the coolest
family ever, I love you all.
Thanks to my aunt Pastina Sinaga and her family for allowing me to stay at
home during my college to save my life’s cost. Thanks to my aunt Ulyna Sinaga and
her family for their love, prayer and love.
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Thanks for my girls, Neny and Elsa. I thank God for having best friends like
you. Thanks for fill my world with full of colours, laughs and many precious
experiences.
Special thanks for Ade Putra Nababan, thank you for everything.
Thanks to all of my friends in UKM KMK USU, tim 6 (Leo, Risanti,
Heldinar, Putri, Putra), Deus Charitas Est (kak Evy and Gamel), Eleora Epafroditus
(Elsa and July), Sora Pardis (Susan and Siska), Ozorra Bless (Gucci, Debora, Martha
and Novita), and all the members of UP FIB, thank you for smile, laugh and every
good time we have shared. Thank you for all your prayer and love.
Thanks to my EARC friends, SG 28 Nakoonkanya Charoensilp, Anila Sara
George, Alwyn Elmer Nicholas, Ji Hee, Ai Ming and Clement Kwan. It’s an amazing
experience to meet you and share everything with you. May you remain steadfast to
walk in God's way. For Medan contingent (Bang Iventura, Bang Ibob, Riky, Noni,
Valent, Helma, Santina, Maria and Jonathan), thanks for all your support and prayer.
Thanks for being my friend.
I also state thankful for all who help me in finishing my thesis that I can’t
mention one by one. May God bless you all.
Medan, July 2015
Junita VR Sitinjak
Reg.No.090705054
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ABSTRAK
Skripsi ini berjudul “Translation Methods of Personifications and Methapors in
Are You Afraid of Dark by Sidney Sheldon into Apakah Kau Takut Gelap.”
Skripsi ini menganalisis metode terjemahan yang digunakan dalam penerjemahan
majas personifikasi dan metapora dalam novel Sidney Sheldon yang berjudul Are
You Afraid of Dark yang diterbitkan oleh Warner Book Inc. Pada tahun 1993 ke
dalam Bahasa Indonesia Apakah Kau Takut Gelap oleh Gita Yuliani Koesbaroto
yang diterbitkan oleh Gramedia Pustaka Utama pada tahun 2005. Data yang ada
diidentifikasikan menurut teori metode penerjemahan dari Newmark (1988 : 5) yaitu
: word – for- word translation, (literal translation), faithful translation, semantic
translation, adaptation translation, free translation, idiomatic translation and
communicative translation. Jumlah data yang dianalisis adalah sebanyak 42 data
(32 personifikasidan 10 metapora). Dari penelitian yang dilakukan, metode yang
paling dominan digunakan dalam penerjemahan majas personifikasi adalah
communicative translation, yaitu sebanyak 12 personifikasi (37,5 %). Untuk
metapora, metode yang paling dominan digunakan adalah word – for- word
translation, yaitu sebanyak 4 metapora. Dan untuk kedua majas tersebut, metode
yang paling dominan digunakan dalam penerjemahannya adalah communicative
translation yaitu sebanyak 15 majas (35,7 %).
Kata kunci :penerjemahan, metode penerjemahan, personifikasi, metapora
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ABSTRACT
This thesis entitled “Translation Methods of Personifications and Methapors in
Are You Afraid of Dark by Sidney Sheldon into Apakah Kau Takut Gelap.” This
thesis analyzing the translation methods used in translating personifications and
methapors in the novel Are You Afraid of Darkby Sidney Sheldon, published by
Warner Book Inc. in 1993 into Indonesian Language Apakah Kau Takut Gelap by
Gita Yuliani Koesbaroto published by Gramedia Pustaka Utama in 2005. The theory
of Newmark (1988 : 45) is applied to analyze the methods applied in translating
personifications and methapors. The translation methods that proposed by
Newmarkare : word – for- word translation, literal translation, faithful translation,
semantic translation, adaptation translation, free translation, idiomatic translation and
communicative translation. The number of collected data are 42 data (32
personifications and 10 methapors). From the research that has been done, the most
dominant method used in translating personifications is communicative translation at
the number of 12 personifications (37,5%). The most dominant method used in
translating methapors is word – for – word translation at the number of 4 data (40%).
Both of personification and methapor, the most dominant method used is
communicative translation at the number 15 data (35,7%).
Keywords : translation, translation methods, personification, methapor
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
AUTHOR DECLARATION .........................................................................
v
COPYRIGHT DECLARATION ..................................................................
vi
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS...........................................................................
vii
ABSTRAK ......................................................................................................
ix
ABSTRACT ....................................................................................................
x
TABLE OF CONTENTS...............................................................................
xi
Chapter I
INTRODUCTION
1.1 Background of The Study ...........................................................
1
1.2 Problems of The Study ................................................................
6
1.3 Objective of The Study ...............................................................
6
1.4 Scope of The Study .....................................................................
6
1.5 Significance of The Study ...........................................................
7
Chapter II REVIEW OF LITERATURE
2.1
Translation ...............................................................................
8
2.1.1 Defenitions of Translation........................................................
8
2.1.2 Functions of Translation ..........................................................
10
2.1.3 Kinds of Translation.................................................................
11
2.1.4 Translation Methods ................................................................
12
2.1.5 Translation Process ..................................................................
15
2.2
Personification .........................................................................
16
2.2.1 Defenitions of Personification..................................................
16
2.2.2 Functions of Personification ....................................................
18
2.3
Methapor ..................................................................................
21
2.3.1 Defenitions of Methapor ..........................................................
21
2.3.2 Classifications of Methapor .....................................................
22
2.3.3 Functions of Methapor .............................................................
24
2.3.4 Identifying Methapor ...............................................................
24
2.3.5 Analyzing Methapor ................................................................
26
Chapter III METHOD OF RESEARCH
3.1
Research Design .......................................................................
28
3.2
Data and Data Source ...............................................................
29
3.3 Method and Technique of Collecting Data .................................
29
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3.4
Method and Technique of Analyzing Data .............................
29
Chapter IV ANALYSIS AND FINDINGS
4.1
Personifications ........................................................................
30
4.2
Methapors.................................................................................
44
Chapter V CONCLUSIONS AND SUGGESTIONS
5.1 Conclusions .................................................................................
52
5.2 Suggestions .................................................................................
53
REFERENCES ...............................................................................................
54
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IN ARE YOU AFRAID OF DARK BY SIDNEY SHELDON INTO APAKAH
KAU TAKUT GELAP
A THESIS
BY
JUNITA VR SITINJAK
REG.NO.090705054
DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH
FACULTY OF CULTURAL STUDIES
UNIVERSITY OF SUMATERA UTARA
MEDAN 2015
Universitas Sumatera Utara
Universitas Sumatera Utara
Approved by the Department of English, Faculty of Cultural Studies, University
of Sumatera Utara (USU) Medan as Thesis for The Sarjana Sastra
Examination.
Head,
Secretary,
Dr. Muhizar Muchtar, M.S
Rahmadsyah Rangkuti, M.A, Ph.D
NIP : 195411171980031002
NIP : 197502092008121002
Universitas Sumatera Utara
Universitas Sumatera Utara
AUTHOR DECLARATION
I, JUNITA VR SITINJAK, DECLARE THAT I AM THE SOLE AUTHOR OF
THIS THESIS EXCEPT WHERE REFERENCE IS MADE IN THE TEXT OF
THIS THESIS. THIS THESIS CONTAINS NO MATERIAL PUBLISHED
ELSEWHERE OR EXTRACTED IN WHOLE OR IN PART FROM A
THESIS BY WHICH I HAVE QUALIFIED FOR OR AWARDED ANOTHER
DEGREE. NO OTHER PERSON’S WORK HAS BEEN USED WITHOUT
DUE ACKNOWLEDGMENTS IN THE MAIN TEXT OF THIS THESIS. THIS
THESIS HAS NOT BEEN SUBMITTED FOR THE AWARD OF ANOTHER
DEGREE IN ANY TERTIARY EDUCATION.
Signed
:
Date
: April 29th 2015
v
Universitas Sumatera Utara
COPYRIGHT DECLARATION
NAME
TITLE
:
:
JUNITA VR SITINJAK
TRANSLATION
METHODS
OF
PERSONIFICATION AND METHAPOR IN ARE
YOU AFRAID OF DARK BY SIDNEY SHELDON
INTOAPAKAH KAU TAKUT GELAP
QUALIFICATION
:
S1/SARJANA SASTRA
DEPARTMENT
:
ENGLISH
I AM WILLING THAT MY THESIS SHOULD BE AVAILABLE FOR
REPRODUCTION AT THE DISCRETION OF THE LIBRARIAN OF
DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH, FACULTYOF CULTURAL STUDIES,
UNIVERSITY OF SUMATERA UTARA ON THE UNDERSTANDING THAT
USERS ARE MADE AWARE OF THEIR OBLIGATION UNDER THE LAW
OF REPUBLIC INDONESIA.
Signed
:
Date
:April 29th 2015
vi
Universitas Sumatera Utara
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
First and foremost, I would like to give my great thanks, praise and honor to
my Holy Trinity God; The Almighty Father, Jesus Christ the one and only Savior and
The Holy Spirit for the blessings, love, mercy and guidance in whole of my life, so I
can make myself through all of the crisis and obstacles. For each day He guides and
gives me the power to accomplish this thesis.
I would like to thank the Dean of Faculty of Cultural Studies, Dr. Syahron
Lubis, M.A, the head of English Department, Dr.Muhizar Muchtar, M.S. and the
secretary of English Department Rahmadsyah Rangkuti, M.A, Ph.D. I would like to
thank my Academic Advisor Dra. Masdiana Lubis, M.Hum and the lecturers of
English Department and also the lecturers from another department who had given
me valuable knowledge during the years of my study. Thank you for everything I
have learned.
I would like also give my thanks to my Supervisor Dr. Roswita Silalahi, Dipl.
TESOL., M.Hum. and my Co-supervisor Drs.Muhammad Syafi'ie Siregar, M.A. for
all the positive advices which are given to me and for all your valuable time during
the process of writing this thesis. You make me know more about the knowledge
within this thesis.
I am so blessed and address my countless grateful to my beloved family as
they believe me to be anything and do my best to finish my thesis. They are my
motivation and my source of strength to finish this thesis. My special thanks are
highly dedicated to my parents, my lovely father Manerep Sitinjak and my mother
Maria Sinaga who always be there for me to give me love, support, advice and
always be best friend for me. I love both of you, all the best things I’ve done in my
life is to make you happy and proud of me. Special thanks are also to my brothers
and sisters, Bismar Sitinjak/Ratna Sianturi, Hesty Sitinjak/Manton Limbong,
Agustina Sitinjak and Mangatur Sitinjak. And also to my nephews, Jessica,
Sotarduga, Tiara and Intan. Thank you for your love and support. We are the coolest
family ever, I love you all.
Thanks to my aunt Pastina Sinaga and her family for allowing me to stay at
home during my college to save my life’s cost. Thanks to my aunt Ulyna Sinaga and
her family for their love, prayer and love.
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Thanks for my girls, Neny and Elsa. I thank God for having best friends like
you. Thanks for fill my world with full of colours, laughs and many precious
experiences.
Special thanks for Ade Putra Nababan, thank you for everything.
Thanks to all of my friends in UKM KMK USU, tim 6 (Leo, Risanti,
Heldinar, Putri, Putra), Deus Charitas Est (kak Evy and Gamel), Eleora Epafroditus
(Elsa and July), Sora Pardis (Susan and Siska), Ozorra Bless (Gucci, Debora, Martha
and Novita), and all the members of UP FIB, thank you for smile, laugh and every
good time we have shared. Thank you for all your prayer and love.
Thanks to my EARC friends, SG 28 Nakoonkanya Charoensilp, Anila Sara
George, Alwyn Elmer Nicholas, Ji Hee, Ai Ming and Clement Kwan. It’s an amazing
experience to meet you and share everything with you. May you remain steadfast to
walk in God's way. For Medan contingent (Bang Iventura, Bang Ibob, Riky, Noni,
Valent, Helma, Santina, Maria and Jonathan), thanks for all your support and prayer.
Thanks for being my friend.
I also state thankful for all who help me in finishing my thesis that I can’t
mention one by one. May God bless you all.
Medan, July 2015
Junita VR Sitinjak
Reg.No.090705054
viii
Universitas Sumatera Utara
ABSTRAK
Skripsi ini berjudul “Translation Methods of Personifications and Methapors in
Are You Afraid of Dark by Sidney Sheldon into Apakah Kau Takut Gelap.”
Skripsi ini menganalisis metode terjemahan yang digunakan dalam penerjemahan
majas personifikasi dan metapora dalam novel Sidney Sheldon yang berjudul Are
You Afraid of Dark yang diterbitkan oleh Warner Book Inc. Pada tahun 1993 ke
dalam Bahasa Indonesia Apakah Kau Takut Gelap oleh Gita Yuliani Koesbaroto
yang diterbitkan oleh Gramedia Pustaka Utama pada tahun 2005. Data yang ada
diidentifikasikan menurut teori metode penerjemahan dari Newmark (1988 : 5) yaitu
: word – for- word translation, (literal translation), faithful translation, semantic
translation, adaptation translation, free translation, idiomatic translation and
communicative translation. Jumlah data yang dianalisis adalah sebanyak 42 data
(32 personifikasidan 10 metapora). Dari penelitian yang dilakukan, metode yang
paling dominan digunakan dalam penerjemahan majas personifikasi adalah
communicative translation, yaitu sebanyak 12 personifikasi (37,5 %). Untuk
metapora, metode yang paling dominan digunakan adalah word – for- word
translation, yaitu sebanyak 4 metapora. Dan untuk kedua majas tersebut, metode
yang paling dominan digunakan dalam penerjemahannya adalah communicative
translation yaitu sebanyak 15 majas (35,7 %).
Kata kunci :penerjemahan, metode penerjemahan, personifikasi, metapora
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ABSTRACT
This thesis entitled “Translation Methods of Personifications and Methapors in
Are You Afraid of Dark by Sidney Sheldon into Apakah Kau Takut Gelap.” This
thesis analyzing the translation methods used in translating personifications and
methapors in the novel Are You Afraid of Darkby Sidney Sheldon, published by
Warner Book Inc. in 1993 into Indonesian Language Apakah Kau Takut Gelap by
Gita Yuliani Koesbaroto published by Gramedia Pustaka Utama in 2005. The theory
of Newmark (1988 : 45) is applied to analyze the methods applied in translating
personifications and methapors. The translation methods that proposed by
Newmarkare : word – for- word translation, literal translation, faithful translation,
semantic translation, adaptation translation, free translation, idiomatic translation and
communicative translation. The number of collected data are 42 data (32
personifications and 10 methapors). From the research that has been done, the most
dominant method used in translating personifications is communicative translation at
the number of 12 personifications (37,5%). The most dominant method used in
translating methapors is word – for – word translation at the number of 4 data (40%).
Both of personification and methapor, the most dominant method used is
communicative translation at the number 15 data (35,7%).
Keywords : translation, translation methods, personification, methapor
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
AUTHOR DECLARATION .........................................................................
v
COPYRIGHT DECLARATION ..................................................................
vi
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS...........................................................................
vii
ABSTRAK ......................................................................................................
ix
ABSTRACT ....................................................................................................
x
TABLE OF CONTENTS...............................................................................
xi
Chapter I
INTRODUCTION
1.1 Background of The Study ...........................................................
1
1.2 Problems of The Study ................................................................
6
1.3 Objective of The Study ...............................................................
6
1.4 Scope of The Study .....................................................................
6
1.5 Significance of The Study ...........................................................
7
Chapter II REVIEW OF LITERATURE
2.1
Translation ...............................................................................
8
2.1.1 Defenitions of Translation........................................................
8
2.1.2 Functions of Translation ..........................................................
10
2.1.3 Kinds of Translation.................................................................
11
2.1.4 Translation Methods ................................................................
12
2.1.5 Translation Process ..................................................................
15
2.2
Personification .........................................................................
16
2.2.1 Defenitions of Personification..................................................
16
2.2.2 Functions of Personification ....................................................
18
2.3
Methapor ..................................................................................
21
2.3.1 Defenitions of Methapor ..........................................................
21
2.3.2 Classifications of Methapor .....................................................
22
2.3.3 Functions of Methapor .............................................................
24
2.3.4 Identifying Methapor ...............................................................
24
2.3.5 Analyzing Methapor ................................................................
26
Chapter III METHOD OF RESEARCH
3.1
Research Design .......................................................................
28
3.2
Data and Data Source ...............................................................
29
3.3 Method and Technique of Collecting Data .................................
29
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3.4
Method and Technique of Analyzing Data .............................
29
Chapter IV ANALYSIS AND FINDINGS
4.1
Personifications ........................................................................
30
4.2
Methapors.................................................................................
44
Chapter V CONCLUSIONS AND SUGGESTIONS
5.1 Conclusions .................................................................................
52
5.2 Suggestions .................................................................................
53
REFERENCES ...............................................................................................
54
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