to collect the data and have deep and detailed understanding. Meanwhile, dependability deals with the concept of reliability. To fulfill the goal of
dependability, the researcher read and analyzed the data carefully to comprehend the content of the data.
Transferability deals with the way the researcher conveys the findings of the research to the readers. To achieve transferability, the researcher arranged the
data in order, so that the readers easily understand the findings of the research. Conformability aims at measuring the accuracy of the data and the research
findings involving some experienced people. To gain conformability, the researcher discussed the data and the findings with the researcher’s consultants.
The researcher also conducted triangulation with the researcher’s colleagues, who
study the same major program translation.
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CHAPTER IV FINDINGS AND DISCUSSION
This chapter consists of two categories, the findings of the research and the discussion of the data analysis. The findings of the research show the findings of
the three objectives: types of culturally-bound expressions occur in Pramoedya Ananta Toer’s Rumah Kaca, foreignization and domestication strategies, and the
degree of meaning equivalence of each culturally-bound expression in Pramoedya Ananta Toer’s Rumah Kaca. The findings of the research are shown in the form of
numbers in two different ways: frequency and percentage. Meanwhile, the discussion of the data analysis shows detail explanation of the data findings by
presenting some examples according to the three research objectives.
A. Findings
There are three findings in this sub-chapter. The findings are presented in the form of tables which contain number and percentage.
1. The Types of Culturally-Bound Expressions occurring in the Novels
As mentioned in Chapter II, the process of identification of culturally- bound expression in this research adapts the theory proposed by Newmark 1988:
95-103. There are five types of culturally-bound expressions: ecology, material culture, social culture, social organization, and gesture and habit.
The following table shows the frequency and percentage of the findings of types of culturally-bound expressions occuring in Rumah Kaca.
