THE TRANSLATION QUALITY OF AMPLIFICATION TECHNIQUE OF THE NOVEL ENTITLED THE CASUAL VACANCY.
T HE T R A NSL A T ION QUA L IT Y OF
A MPL IF IC A T ION T E C HNIQUE OF NOV E L T HE
CASUAL V ACANCY
T HE SIS
Submitted as a Partial Fulfillment for Requirement for the Sarjana Sastra
Degree in English Department Faculty of Cultural Sciences
Sebelas Maret University
By:
R Y A N E R W A NDA
C0311039
E NGL ISH DE PA R T ME NT
F A C UL T Y OF C UL T UR A L SC IE NC E S
SE BE L A S MA R E T UNIV E R SIT Y
SUR A K A R T A
2016
T HE T R A NSL A T ION QUA L IT Y OF
A MPL IF IC A T ION T E C HNIQUE OF NOV E L T HE
CASUAL V ACANCY
By:
Ryan Erwanda
A pproved to be examined before the Board Examiner
Faculty of Cultural Science
Sebelas Maret University
Thesis Consultant
Fenty K usumastuti, SS., M.Hum
NIK . 1981012720130201
The Head of English Department
Drs. A gus Hari Wibowo, M.A ., Ph.D
NIP. 19670830199321001
ii
T HE T R A NSL A T ION QUA L IT Y OF
A MPL IF IC A T ION T E C HNIQUE OF NOV E L T HE
CASUAL V ACANCY
By:
Ryan Erwanda
C0311039
A ccepted and A pproved by the Board Examiners
Faculty of Cultural Science
Sebelas Maret University
In
iii
PR ONOUNC E ME NT
T he researcher honestly declares that the thesis The Translation Quality of
Amplification Technique of Novel The Casual Vacancy. T he thesis is written down
by the researcher. A ll of the information relates to other people’s work are written
in quotation and stated in bibliography.
If the pronouncement is proven to be incorrect, the researcher is ready to
accept academic penalty, including the thesis cancellation and academic degree
obtained by completing the thesis and study.
Surakarta,
March 2016
Ryan Erwanda
iv
MOT T OS
“Banyak orang tanya, ‘Bisnis apa yang bagus?’J awabnya, ‘Bisnis yang bagus
adalah yang dibuka, bukan ditanya terus!’” Bob Sadino
“Don't forget to smile in any situation. A s long as you are alive, there will be
better things later, and there will be many.” Eiichiro Oda Sensei
“Every beginning has an ending which leads to a new beginning.” Ryan Erwanda
v
DE DIC A T ION
T he Thesis is dedicated to…
My beloved parents for always giving me love and prayers
My family for the never ending cares and helps
My beloved J anati Mila Markhamah for the support
My dearest friends in English Department for the beautiful memories
Everyone who has become a part of my life
v
i
A C K NOW L E DGE ME NT
A lhamdulillahirabbil ‘alamin, all praises and gratitude for A llah, for
blessing me in accomplishing this thesis entitled The Translation Quality of
Amplification Technique of Novel The Casual Vacancy. I would like to express
my deepest gratitude for people who had helped me in finishing this thesis.
1. Prof. Drs. Riyadi Santosa, M.Ed., Ph.D, the Dean of Faculty of
Cultural Sciences for giving the approval to write this thesis.
2. Drs. A gus Hari Wibowo, M.A ., Ph.D, the Head of the English
Department for supporting me to finish this thesis.
3. Fenty K usumastuti, S.S., M.Hum, my thesis consultant for guiding me
in accomplishing this thesis. T hank you for your patience and
suggestion to help me in finishing this thesis.
4. A rdianna Nuraeni, S.S.,M.Hum, my academic supervisor for the
assistance during my study in the English Department of UNS. T hank
you for your guidance and support during my study in Sebelas Maret
University.
5. A ll the lecturers in the English Department, thank you for giving me
precious knowledge during my study.
6. My parents, thank you for supporting me, thank you for your patience,
advices, love and prayers. Thank you for supporting my thesis and
Rumah Batik Pekalongan.
v
ii
7. My brothers, thank you for helping me solve the problems for my
thesis. Thank you for taking over Rumah Batik Pekalongan while I
was in campus.
8. My beloved J anati Mila Markhamah, thank you for supporting me in
finishing my thesis, thank you for helping me in running my business
‘Rumah Batik Pekalongan’whenever I need it.
9. A ll my friends who are always my inspiration in finishing this thesis.
10. T he last but not least, Dream Theater and Eichiiro Oda Sensei, thank
you for making my day colorful and full of music during my thesis. I
also say thanks to all game developers for contributing in improving
my English.
I realize that this research is not perfect. Therefore, I accept some advice
and criticism in order to make it better. Finally, I wish that this research paper
would be useful for all readers.
Surakarta,
March 2016
Ryan Erwanda
v
iii
T A BL E OF C ONT E NT S
T ITL E
… … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … . i
A PPROV A L OF THE CONSUL T A NT
… … … … … … … … … … … … …
A PPROV A L OF THE BOA RD EX A MINERS
PRONOUNCEMENT
MOTTO
… … … … … … … … … …
iii
… … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … …
iv
… … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … .
DEDICA TION
ii
v
… … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … ... vi
A CK NOWL EDGEMENT
… … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … .
vii
T A BL E OF CONTENTS
… … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … .
ix
L IST OF TA BL ES
A BSTRA CT
… … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … . xii
… … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … …
xiv
CHA PT ER I: INTRODUCT ION
A . RESEA RCH BA CK GROUND
… … … … … … … … … … … … … . 1
… … … … … … … … … … … … … … …
6
C. RESEA RCH OBJ ECTIV ES
… … … … … … … … … … … … … … .
6
D. RESEA RCH L IMITA T ION
… … … … … … … … … … … … … … .
7
… … … … … … … … … … … … … … … ..
7
B. PROBL EM ST A T EMENT
E. RESEA RCH BENEFITS
CHA PT ER II: L ITERA TURE REV IEW
A . DEFINITION OF TRA NSL A TION
… … … … … … … .................. 9
B. PROBL EMS OF NON-EQUIV A LE NCE
C. T RA NSL A T ION TECHNIQUE S
D. T Y PES OF A MPL IFICA TION
… … … … … … … … … ..
10
… … … … … … … … … … … … ..
12
… … … … … … … … … … … … … . 16
ix
E. T RA NSL A T ION QUA L IT Y
… … … … … … … … … … … … … … .
F. T HE NOV EL T HE CA SUA L V A CA NCY
G. REV IEW OF REL A TED ST UDY
19
… … … … … … … … …
22
… … … … … … … … … … … …
23
CHA PT ER III: RESEA RCH MET HODOL OGY
A . T Y PE OF RESEA RCH … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … ... 25
B. DA TA A ND SOURCE OF DA TA
C. SA MPL ING TECHNIQUE
… … … … … … … … … … … …
25
… … … … … … … … … … … … … … …
26
D. MET HOD OF DA T A COL LECT ION … … … … … … … … … … ...
E. T ECHNIQUE OF DA T A A NA L Y SIS
F. RESEA RCH PROCEDURE
28
… … … … … … … … … … . 30
… … … … … … … … … … … … … … .
31
CHA PT ER IV : RESEA RCH FINDINGS A ND DISCUSSION
A . RESEA RCH FINDINGS
… … … … … … … … … … … … … … … ..
1. A mplification Technique
1. Explicitation
33
… … … … … … … … … … … … … … .
33
… … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … …
33
2. A ddition … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … ... 35
3. Paraphrase
4. Footnotes
… … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … .. 37
… … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … …
2. T ranslation Quality A ssessment
1. T ranslation A ccuracy
3. T ranslation Readability
… … … … … … … … … … … .. 41
… … … … … … … … … … … … … … .
2. T ranslation A cceptability
39
43
… … … … … … … … … … … … ..
46
… … … … … … … … … … … … … ...
48
4. T ranslation Quality of Explicitation
5. T ranslation Quality of A ddition
… … … … … … … … .. 52
… … … … … … … … … … . 52
6. T ranslation Quality of Paraphrase … … … … … … … … … ..
x
53
7. T ranslation Quality of Footnote
B. DISCUSSION
… … … … … … … … … … . 54
… … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … .
55
CHA PT ER V : CONCL USION A ND SUGGESTION
A . CONCL USION
… … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … ... 61
B. SUGGESTION
… … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … ... 62
BIBL IOGRA PHY
L ETT ER OF NOTIFICA T ION
A PPENDICES
x
i
L IST OF T A BL E S
T able 1
Instrumen Penilai K eakuratan Terjemahan
T able 2
Instrument Penilai Tingkat K eberterimaan T erjemahan
T able 3
Instrumen Penilai T ingkat K eterbacaan Terjemahan
T able 4
T he Implementation of Explicitation
T able 5
Example 1 of Explicitation: Datum No. 28
T able 6
Example 2 of Explicitation: Datum No. 279
T able 7
T he Implementation of A ddition
T able 8
Example 1 of A ddition: Datum No. 42
T able 9
Example 2 of A ddition: Datum No. 345
T able 10
T he Implementation of Paraphrase
T able 11
Example 1 of Paraphrase: Datum No. 38
T able 12
Example 2 of Paraphrase: Datum No. 259
T able 13
Implementation of Footnote
T able 14
Example 1 of Footnote: Datum No. 57
T able 15
Example 2 of Footnote: Datum No. 406
T able 16
T otal A mplification Data
T able 17
Formula of Translation Quality A ssessment
T able 18
T able of A ccuracy
T able 19
T able of A cceptability
T able 20
T able of Readability
T able 21
A ccuracy of Explicitation
T able 22
A cceptability of Explicitation
T able 23
Readability of Explicitation
x
ii
T able 24
A ccuracy of A ddition
T able 25
A cceptability of A ddition
T able 26
Readability of A ddition
T able 27
A ccuracy of Paraphrase
T able 28
A cceptability of Paraphrase
T able 29
Readability of Paraphrase
T able 30
A ccuracy of Footnote
T able 31
A cceptability of Footnote
T able 32
Readability of Footnote
T able 33
A mplification Data of The Casual V acancy
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A BST R A C T
R yan E rwanda. 2016. The Translation Quality of Amplification T echnique of
Novel “The Casual Vacancy”. T hesis: E nglish Department of F aculty of
C ultural Sciences. Sebelas Maret University.
T his research is conducted find out the translation quality of A mplification
T echnique of novel “The Casual Vacancy”. The aims of this research are: (1) to
identify and describe amplification technique applied in translating the English
version into the Indonesian version of the novel The Casual Vacancy and (2) to
find out the impacts of amplification technique on the translation quality in the
novel T he Casual V acancy in terms of accuracy, acceptability, and readability.
T his is a descriptive qualitative research. This conforms to the purposes of
the research which are to identify, describe, and analyze the amplification
technique in the forms of noun and noun phrase. There were two sources of data.
T he first source of data in this research was the novel T he Casual V acancy written
by J . K . Rowling and its translation in Bahasa Indonesia. T he second source of
data was the informants. There were two types of informant; respondent who gave
the information about readability, and rater who gave information about accuracy
and acceptability. The methods of data collection were content analysis,
distributing questionnaire, and interviewing. Purposive sampling was applied in
this research
T he research findings show that there were 406 data of amplification
consisting of 323 (79,5%) data of explicitation, 53 (13,0%) data of addition, 25
(6,1%) data of paraphrase, and 5 (1,2%) data of footnote. The impact on the
translation quality was good. This is because 310 data (95,97%) were found
accurate, 318 data (98,45%) were found acceptable, and 293 data (90,71%) have
high readability.
T his research is intended to bring benefits for translators in applying good
amplification technique, students in improving translating skill, and other
researchers in conducting related research.
K eywords: translation technique, amplification technique, explicitation, addition,
paraphrase, footnote, novel, translation quality, accuracy, acceptability,
readability.
x
iv
A MPL IF IC A T ION T E C HNIQUE OF NOV E L T HE
CASUAL V ACANCY
T HE SIS
Submitted as a Partial Fulfillment for Requirement for the Sarjana Sastra
Degree in English Department Faculty of Cultural Sciences
Sebelas Maret University
By:
R Y A N E R W A NDA
C0311039
E NGL ISH DE PA R T ME NT
F A C UL T Y OF C UL T UR A L SC IE NC E S
SE BE L A S MA R E T UNIV E R SIT Y
SUR A K A R T A
2016
T HE T R A NSL A T ION QUA L IT Y OF
A MPL IF IC A T ION T E C HNIQUE OF NOV E L T HE
CASUAL V ACANCY
By:
Ryan Erwanda
A pproved to be examined before the Board Examiner
Faculty of Cultural Science
Sebelas Maret University
Thesis Consultant
Fenty K usumastuti, SS., M.Hum
NIK . 1981012720130201
The Head of English Department
Drs. A gus Hari Wibowo, M.A ., Ph.D
NIP. 19670830199321001
ii
T HE T R A NSL A T ION QUA L IT Y OF
A MPL IF IC A T ION T E C HNIQUE OF NOV E L T HE
CASUAL V ACANCY
By:
Ryan Erwanda
C0311039
A ccepted and A pproved by the Board Examiners
Faculty of Cultural Science
Sebelas Maret University
In
iii
PR ONOUNC E ME NT
T he researcher honestly declares that the thesis The Translation Quality of
Amplification Technique of Novel The Casual Vacancy. T he thesis is written down
by the researcher. A ll of the information relates to other people’s work are written
in quotation and stated in bibliography.
If the pronouncement is proven to be incorrect, the researcher is ready to
accept academic penalty, including the thesis cancellation and academic degree
obtained by completing the thesis and study.
Surakarta,
March 2016
Ryan Erwanda
iv
MOT T OS
“Banyak orang tanya, ‘Bisnis apa yang bagus?’J awabnya, ‘Bisnis yang bagus
adalah yang dibuka, bukan ditanya terus!’” Bob Sadino
“Don't forget to smile in any situation. A s long as you are alive, there will be
better things later, and there will be many.” Eiichiro Oda Sensei
“Every beginning has an ending which leads to a new beginning.” Ryan Erwanda
v
DE DIC A T ION
T he Thesis is dedicated to…
My beloved parents for always giving me love and prayers
My family for the never ending cares and helps
My beloved J anati Mila Markhamah for the support
My dearest friends in English Department for the beautiful memories
Everyone who has become a part of my life
v
i
A C K NOW L E DGE ME NT
A lhamdulillahirabbil ‘alamin, all praises and gratitude for A llah, for
blessing me in accomplishing this thesis entitled The Translation Quality of
Amplification Technique of Novel The Casual Vacancy. I would like to express
my deepest gratitude for people who had helped me in finishing this thesis.
1. Prof. Drs. Riyadi Santosa, M.Ed., Ph.D, the Dean of Faculty of
Cultural Sciences for giving the approval to write this thesis.
2. Drs. A gus Hari Wibowo, M.A ., Ph.D, the Head of the English
Department for supporting me to finish this thesis.
3. Fenty K usumastuti, S.S., M.Hum, my thesis consultant for guiding me
in accomplishing this thesis. T hank you for your patience and
suggestion to help me in finishing this thesis.
4. A rdianna Nuraeni, S.S.,M.Hum, my academic supervisor for the
assistance during my study in the English Department of UNS. T hank
you for your guidance and support during my study in Sebelas Maret
University.
5. A ll the lecturers in the English Department, thank you for giving me
precious knowledge during my study.
6. My parents, thank you for supporting me, thank you for your patience,
advices, love and prayers. Thank you for supporting my thesis and
Rumah Batik Pekalongan.
v
ii
7. My brothers, thank you for helping me solve the problems for my
thesis. Thank you for taking over Rumah Batik Pekalongan while I
was in campus.
8. My beloved J anati Mila Markhamah, thank you for supporting me in
finishing my thesis, thank you for helping me in running my business
‘Rumah Batik Pekalongan’whenever I need it.
9. A ll my friends who are always my inspiration in finishing this thesis.
10. T he last but not least, Dream Theater and Eichiiro Oda Sensei, thank
you for making my day colorful and full of music during my thesis. I
also say thanks to all game developers for contributing in improving
my English.
I realize that this research is not perfect. Therefore, I accept some advice
and criticism in order to make it better. Finally, I wish that this research paper
would be useful for all readers.
Surakarta,
March 2016
Ryan Erwanda
v
iii
T A BL E OF C ONT E NT S
T ITL E
… … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … . i
A PPROV A L OF THE CONSUL T A NT
… … … … … … … … … … … … …
A PPROV A L OF THE BOA RD EX A MINERS
PRONOUNCEMENT
MOTTO
… … … … … … … … … …
iii
… … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … …
iv
… … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … .
DEDICA TION
ii
v
… … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … ... vi
A CK NOWL EDGEMENT
… … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … .
vii
T A BL E OF CONTENTS
… … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … .
ix
L IST OF TA BL ES
A BSTRA CT
… … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … . xii
… … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … …
xiv
CHA PT ER I: INTRODUCT ION
A . RESEA RCH BA CK GROUND
… … … … … … … … … … … … … . 1
… … … … … … … … … … … … … … …
6
C. RESEA RCH OBJ ECTIV ES
… … … … … … … … … … … … … … .
6
D. RESEA RCH L IMITA T ION
… … … … … … … … … … … … … … .
7
… … … … … … … … … … … … … … … ..
7
B. PROBL EM ST A T EMENT
E. RESEA RCH BENEFITS
CHA PT ER II: L ITERA TURE REV IEW
A . DEFINITION OF TRA NSL A TION
… … … … … … … .................. 9
B. PROBL EMS OF NON-EQUIV A LE NCE
C. T RA NSL A T ION TECHNIQUE S
D. T Y PES OF A MPL IFICA TION
… … … … … … … … … ..
10
… … … … … … … … … … … … ..
12
… … … … … … … … … … … … … . 16
ix
E. T RA NSL A T ION QUA L IT Y
… … … … … … … … … … … … … … .
F. T HE NOV EL T HE CA SUA L V A CA NCY
G. REV IEW OF REL A TED ST UDY
19
… … … … … … … … …
22
… … … … … … … … … … … …
23
CHA PT ER III: RESEA RCH MET HODOL OGY
A . T Y PE OF RESEA RCH … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … ... 25
B. DA TA A ND SOURCE OF DA TA
C. SA MPL ING TECHNIQUE
… … … … … … … … … … … …
25
… … … … … … … … … … … … … … …
26
D. MET HOD OF DA T A COL LECT ION … … … … … … … … … … ...
E. T ECHNIQUE OF DA T A A NA L Y SIS
F. RESEA RCH PROCEDURE
28
… … … … … … … … … … . 30
… … … … … … … … … … … … … … .
31
CHA PT ER IV : RESEA RCH FINDINGS A ND DISCUSSION
A . RESEA RCH FINDINGS
… … … … … … … … … … … … … … … ..
1. A mplification Technique
1. Explicitation
33
… … … … … … … … … … … … … … .
33
… … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … …
33
2. A ddition … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … ... 35
3. Paraphrase
4. Footnotes
… … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … .. 37
… … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … …
2. T ranslation Quality A ssessment
1. T ranslation A ccuracy
3. T ranslation Readability
… … … … … … … … … … … .. 41
… … … … … … … … … … … … … … .
2. T ranslation A cceptability
39
43
… … … … … … … … … … … … ..
46
… … … … … … … … … … … … … ...
48
4. T ranslation Quality of Explicitation
5. T ranslation Quality of A ddition
… … … … … … … … .. 52
… … … … … … … … … … . 52
6. T ranslation Quality of Paraphrase … … … … … … … … … ..
x
53
7. T ranslation Quality of Footnote
B. DISCUSSION
… … … … … … … … … … . 54
… … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … .
55
CHA PT ER V : CONCL USION A ND SUGGESTION
A . CONCL USION
… … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … ... 61
B. SUGGESTION
… … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … ... 62
BIBL IOGRA PHY
L ETT ER OF NOTIFICA T ION
A PPENDICES
x
i
L IST OF T A BL E S
T able 1
Instrumen Penilai K eakuratan Terjemahan
T able 2
Instrument Penilai Tingkat K eberterimaan T erjemahan
T able 3
Instrumen Penilai T ingkat K eterbacaan Terjemahan
T able 4
T he Implementation of Explicitation
T able 5
Example 1 of Explicitation: Datum No. 28
T able 6
Example 2 of Explicitation: Datum No. 279
T able 7
T he Implementation of A ddition
T able 8
Example 1 of A ddition: Datum No. 42
T able 9
Example 2 of A ddition: Datum No. 345
T able 10
T he Implementation of Paraphrase
T able 11
Example 1 of Paraphrase: Datum No. 38
T able 12
Example 2 of Paraphrase: Datum No. 259
T able 13
Implementation of Footnote
T able 14
Example 1 of Footnote: Datum No. 57
T able 15
Example 2 of Footnote: Datum No. 406
T able 16
T otal A mplification Data
T able 17
Formula of Translation Quality A ssessment
T able 18
T able of A ccuracy
T able 19
T able of A cceptability
T able 20
T able of Readability
T able 21
A ccuracy of Explicitation
T able 22
A cceptability of Explicitation
T able 23
Readability of Explicitation
x
ii
T able 24
A ccuracy of A ddition
T able 25
A cceptability of A ddition
T able 26
Readability of A ddition
T able 27
A ccuracy of Paraphrase
T able 28
A cceptability of Paraphrase
T able 29
Readability of Paraphrase
T able 30
A ccuracy of Footnote
T able 31
A cceptability of Footnote
T able 32
Readability of Footnote
T able 33
A mplification Data of The Casual V acancy
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A BST R A C T
R yan E rwanda. 2016. The Translation Quality of Amplification T echnique of
Novel “The Casual Vacancy”. T hesis: E nglish Department of F aculty of
C ultural Sciences. Sebelas Maret University.
T his research is conducted find out the translation quality of A mplification
T echnique of novel “The Casual Vacancy”. The aims of this research are: (1) to
identify and describe amplification technique applied in translating the English
version into the Indonesian version of the novel The Casual Vacancy and (2) to
find out the impacts of amplification technique on the translation quality in the
novel T he Casual V acancy in terms of accuracy, acceptability, and readability.
T his is a descriptive qualitative research. This conforms to the purposes of
the research which are to identify, describe, and analyze the amplification
technique in the forms of noun and noun phrase. There were two sources of data.
T he first source of data in this research was the novel T he Casual V acancy written
by J . K . Rowling and its translation in Bahasa Indonesia. T he second source of
data was the informants. There were two types of informant; respondent who gave
the information about readability, and rater who gave information about accuracy
and acceptability. The methods of data collection were content analysis,
distributing questionnaire, and interviewing. Purposive sampling was applied in
this research
T he research findings show that there were 406 data of amplification
consisting of 323 (79,5%) data of explicitation, 53 (13,0%) data of addition, 25
(6,1%) data of paraphrase, and 5 (1,2%) data of footnote. The impact on the
translation quality was good. This is because 310 data (95,97%) were found
accurate, 318 data (98,45%) were found acceptable, and 293 data (90,71%) have
high readability.
T his research is intended to bring benefits for translators in applying good
amplification technique, students in improving translating skill, and other
researchers in conducting related research.
K eywords: translation technique, amplification technique, explicitation, addition,
paraphrase, footnote, novel, translation quality, accuracy, acceptability,
readability.
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iv