a. Wordplay to wordplay
The source-text wordplay is translated by a target-language wordplay, which may be more or less different from the original wordplay in terms of formal
structure, semantic structure, or lexical function. The example of this technique can be seen in the datum below.
SE: MR. KRABS: Spongebob Oh. You were like an underpaid son to me. I wouldve
expected Squidward to stab me in the back. TE:
MR. KRABS: Spongebob Kau sudah seperti anak di dalam celanaku. Tapi aku malah mempercayai Squidward untuk menusukku dari belakang.
Datum 16IdWFq00:20:31 The wordplay in the datum above can be found in the phrase ‘Stab me in
the back’. This phrase is an idiom refers to ‘Betrayal’ or has a meaning ‘do something harmful to someone who is trusted’. In the movie, Mr. Krabs says the
phrase to SpongeBob because he chooses to helps Plankton. In the target expression, the translator is translated the idiom into an idiom In Bahasa
Indonesia. Thus, the translator successes in maintaining the meaning and the style of the wordplay.
In the target expression, the idiom ‘stab in the back’ is translated into ‘menusukku dari belakang’ which it looks like it is translated lireally. However,
‘menusukku dari belakang’ is also a common idiom in Bahasa Indonesia. The translator can simply tran
slate the idiom into ‘mengkhianatiku’, but it will loose
the style of the idiom. Therefore, to maintain both the meaning and the style, the translator translates the idiom into an idiom.
The similar case also happens in the datum below. The wordplay is based on homonymy
SE: MR. KRABS: Dont worry, little formuler, youll be safe in this, uh, safe.
TE: MR.KRABS: Jangan khawatir sayangku. Kau akan aman disini.Tetap terjaga.
Datum 11HpRtNq00:07:33 In the datum above, the wordplay is found in the word
‘safe’. It refers to two different meanings. The first ‘safe’ is a feeling of secure, and the second ‘safe’ is a
strong box or cupboard with special locks. Mr. Krabs uses both ‘safe’ in one sentence and it creates a humour. Meanwhile, in Bahasa Indonesia
the word ‘safe’ is translated into two different meanings; ‘aman’ and ‘terjaga’. The word ‘aman’
is the translation of ‘safe’, but ‘terjaga’ is not the actual translation of the second ‘safe’. The second ‘safe’ is supposed to be translated into ‘brankas’. However, the
translator translated it into ‘terjaga’. The translator may want to keep creating the effect of humour, because ‘aman’ and ‘terjaga’ are closely related and they are
considered as wordplay.
b. Wordplay translated into non-wordplay
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