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A library research was also used in conducting the research in order to find out some theories through books, journals, articles and other sources that were
relevant and relate to the topic of this study. By using this method, researcher observed the translation strategies of the idiomatic expressions that were found in
both novels.
3.2 Object of the study
The object of the study was taken from English novel entitled The Secret Life of Ms Wiz by Terence Blacker into Indonesian Kehidupan Rahasia Ms Wiz which
was translated by Ramayanti. This novel told about Ms Wizs paranormal powers at work of art in these stories - somehow she has to prevent the closure of St
Barnabas School, stop Herbert the rat from meeting a sticky and at the pet-hating Harris household, and travel with Podge, Caroline and Jack to the Kingdom of
Paranormal Magic and Utter Eternal Mystery, to meet her very unusual family. This novel was written by Terence Blacker. He was the son of General Sir Cecil
Hugh Blacker, and the brother of sculptor Philip Blacker. The data were the idiomatic expressions taken from the original novels and
product of translation in Indonesian. I analyzed the data from the novels; especially part or the sentence of the novel that contained the idiomatic
expressions in both novels. The data were listed in a table to be analyzed afterwards. I used idiomatic expression in both English and Indonesian versions as
the data to be analyzed. The study described the strategies of translator to translate the idiomatic expression in the novel.
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3.3 Data and Source Data
Data are facts or information, especially when were examined and used to find out things or to make decisions. Oxford Advance Learners Dictionary, 2005: 387.
From this meaning, the researcher used the idiomatic expressions that were found in novel entitled The Secret Life of Ms Wiz. The original text of this novel used
English version, it had 114 pages divided into 8 chapters, and the Indonesian version had 103 pages divided also into 8 chapters.
The data of this study were in the form of words, phrases, clauses or sentences containing idiomatic expressions found in both novels. These data were compared
each other; between English and Indonesian. In order to gather enough data the researcher would analyze each chapter in this novel.
3.4 Role of the Researcher
