EQUIVALENCE STRATEGIES OF SIMPLE SENTENCES USED IN DETECTIVE CONAN COMIC
RESEARCH PROPOSAL
RESEARCH PAPER
Submitted as Partial Fulfillment of the Requirement for Getting Bachelor Degree of Education
in English Department
by
ALFI WAHYU NINGRUM A320110031
SCHOOL OF TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION MUHAMMADIYAH UNIVERSITY OF SURAKARTA
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MOTTO
Live is having serious fun and having fun seriously.
(Mario Teguh)
Everyone is unique; it’s not good to compare people.
(Pinocchio, ep 14)
Be positive, everything’s gonna be okay.
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DEDICATION
This research paper is dedicated to:
• My beloved mother
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ACKNOWLEDGMENT
Assalamualaikum Wr. Wb.
Alhamdulilahirobbil’alamin. Praise and gratitude to ALLAH SWT, the lord of
the lord in the universe, who gives blessing and guidance that the writer may accomplish
the research paper to obtain Bachelor Degree. Writing and conducting a research is not
as easy as flipping palm. However, with various helps and supports from others, the
writer manages to finish it. Therefore, the writer would like to express her gratitude
towards those who have supported and guided her in doing this research paper. She is
really thankful to:
1. Prof. Dr. Harun Joko Prayitno, as Dean of School Teacher Training and
Education of Muhammadiyah University of Surakarta,
2. Mauly Halwat, S.Pd., Ph.D., as the Head of English Education Department
Muhammadiyah University of Surakarta as well as the second consultant who has
given research guidance, correction, and suggestion for the sake of the credibility of
this research paper,
3. Dr. Dwi Haryanti, M.Hum., as the first consultant who has bestowed her time and
energy to give the writer guidance, correction, suggestion, motivation, and other
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4. Azhari, S.S., as the academic adviser who has patiently guided the writer during her
study in Muhammadiyah University of Surakarta,
5. Miss Susiati, S.Pd., and miss Rachel Wishtuff who have inspired the writer during
her study in Muhammadiyah University of Surakarta,
6. All lecturers of English Education Department for their guidance and knowledge
which are shared to the writer patiently,
7. Her most beloved mother (Nur Lailiyah), who is the main reason for the writer to
fight and live her life until now,
8. Her beloved parents, Titi Era Widiastuti, S.E. (Buk Era), Nur Wahab (Bapak),
and Yasin, who have shared their support, care, and prayers endlessly,
9. Her dearest brothers, Rafli and mas Adi, who, without they realize, always make her
cheerful and full of spirit,
10. Her precious friends, Elva (El), Lida (Dul), Anthien, Aping (Ardika), Nurul
Inayah, Depik, Oktavia (Era), Wulan, Suci CSS, Umi sucre, and others who
cannpt be mentioned one by one. Thank you for the “shelter”, happiness, support,
conflict, competition, and every little thing we shared,
11.The big big family in MUEC, especially in 2014 period. Thank you for the sweats,
tears, support, and everything the writer couldn’t even imagine may get if she did not
join “the family”. Joining MUEC and meeting all of you are one of the blessing
things the writer may experience,
12.Her childhood saviors, mugiwara no ichi (Luffy dkk), Detective Conan,
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Kuroshitsuji, Death Note, Kaicho wa maid-sama, Hyouka, and other animes
and their authors. Thank you for keeping her being a human and accompanying
her endlessly in her most depressing and lonely times,
13.Alfi Wahyu Ningrum, who, despite of being tired, has never given up and always
fights with all she has.
There is no perfect creature is what the writer always believes. The same also
goes to this research paper that the writer gratefully welcomes any comments, criticisms,
and suggestions for the sake of the next better research. Finally, she earnestly hopes that
this research paper may give positive influence and inspire others who are engrossed in
translation and English.
Wassalamualaikum Wr. Wb.
Surakarta, February 14th 2015
The Writer
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TABLE OF CONTENT
TITLE ... i
F. Research Paper Organization ... 8
CHAPTER II: UNDERLYING THEORY ... 10
D. Technique of Collecting Data ... 36
E. Technique of Analyzing Data ... 37
CHAPTER IV: RESEARCH FINDING AND DISCUSSION ... 39
A. Research Finding ... 39
1. Variations of Simple Sentence Translation Found in Detective Conan Comic ... 39
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3. The Accuracy of the Translation of Simple Sentence
in Detective Conan Comic ... 87
B. Discussion ... 94
CHAPTER V: CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTION ... 99
A. Conclusion ... 99
B. Suggestion ... 100
BIBLIOGRAPHY ... 102
VIRTUAL REFERENCES ... 104
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LIST OF ABBREVIATION
Acc : Accurate
DC : Detective Conan
Inacc : Inaccurate
S : Sentence
SL : Source Language
SS : Simple Sentence
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ABSTRACT
Alfi Wahyu Ningrum. A 320 110 031.EQUIVALENCE STRATEGIES OF SIMPLE
SENTENCES USED IN DETECTIVE CONAN COMIC. RESEARCH PAPER.
SURAKARTA: SCHOOL OF TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION. MUHAMMADIYAH UNIVERSITY OF SURAKARTA. 2015
This research belongs to descriptive qualitative research, aiming at identifying and categorizing the variations of translation of simple sentence found in Detective Conan comic; verifying strategies used; and portraying the accuracy of the translation. The data are simple sentences found in Detective Conan comic. The data collected from document and informant, then, are analyzed using Baker’s theory of equivalence. The findings of the research are: (1) there are 5 translation variations of simple sentence, i.e. simple sentence translated into (a) simple sentence; (b) complex sentence; (c) minor sentence; (d) two sentences; and (e) not sentence; (2) there are 6 strategies used, i.e. (a) addition; (b) omission; (c) structural adjustment; (d) adoption; (e) adaptation; and (e) paraphrase, as the most dominant strategy used; and (3) the translation is categorized as accurate with 99.4% rate or out of 182 data analyzed, there are 181 data accurately translated and 1 datum inaccurately translated.
