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

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

NIP : 195411171980031002 NIP : 197502092008121002

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NAME : JUNITA VR SITINJAK

TITLE : TRANSLATION METHODS OF

PERSONIFICATION AND METHAPOR IN ARE YOU AFRAID OF DARK BY SIDNEY SHELDON INTOAPAKAH KAU TAKUT GELAP

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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

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

viii 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

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

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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 %).

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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%).

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

AUTHOR DECLARATION ... v

COPYRIGHT DECLARATION ... vi

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ... vii

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

Chapter III METHOD OF RESEARCH 3.1 Research Design ... 28

3.2 Data and Data Source ... 29

xii 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