AN ANALYSIS OF ENGLISH-INDONESIAN TRANSLATION IN NOVEL
“MEMOIRS OF A GEISHA ” BY ARTHUR GOLDEN INTO
“MEMOIRS OF A GEISHA: MEMOAR SEORANG GEISHA”
BY LISTIANA SRISANTI
RESEARCH PAPER
Submitted as a Partial Fulfillment of the Requirement for Getting Bachelor Degree of Education
in English Department
AN ANALYSIS OF ENGLISH-INDONESIAN TRANSLATION IN NOVEL
“MEMOIRS OF A GEISHA ” BY ARTHUR GOLDEN INTO
“MEMOIRS OF A GEISHA: MEMOAR SEORANG GEISHA”
BY LISTIANA SRISANTI
Consultant approval
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Consultant II
ACCEPTANCE
AN ANALYSIS OF ENGLISH-INDONESIAN TRANSLATION IN NOVEL
“MEMOIRS OF A GEISHA ” BY ARTHUR GOLDEN INTO
“MEMOIRS OF A GEISHA: MEMOAR SEORANG GEISHA”
BY LISTIANA SRISANTI
By:
RESTUMARDI OKTAVIA
NIM : A. 320. 990. 171
NIRM : 99.6.106.13031.5.0171
Accepted by board of examiners
School of Teacher Training and Education
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DEDICATION
Affectionately dedicated to:
h My beloved Eyang Uthi, thank for motivation, praying never end
ACNOWLEDGEMENT
Assalamu’alaikum Wr.Wb
First and foremost, by getting down my knees, I want to say
“Alkhamdullilahirobil’alamin” as my grateful thanks to the owner of my soul,
Allah SWT, who has shown me, how good the taste of tears and taught me how to
smile in my pain in this life.
I may not able to finish this thesis as a partial fulfillment of the
requirements for bachelor Degree of Education in English without the help of
others. Therefore, I would like to express my thanks and gratitude to those who
have helped me. First, Mrs. Dra. Dwi Haryanti, M.Hum as the first consultant
whose patient intensely heartens me to accomplish this thesis. Second,
Mrs. Dra. Siti Khuzaimah as the second consultant who has revived and
corrected precisely the my research paper. Third, Mr. Anam Sutopo, S.Pd.,
M.Hum who has been patiently and kindly in giving guidance suggestions and
corrections until I can finish this research paper. Fourth, Drs. H. Bambang
Sumardjoko, M.Pd as the Dean of Teacher Training and Education Faculty of
Universitas Muhammadiyah Surakarta for the approval to carry out the thesis.
Fifth, Dra. Endang Fauziati, M.Hum as the Head of English Department.
Seventh, Drs. Sigit Haryanto, M.Hum. as the academic consultant and all
lectures who have shared and given their knowledge to me in mastering English.
when I cry and thanks to cry with me. Also for Ulfa, thank for your advises. My
young brother, Gunawan Tri .P (Met Jomblo say…).
From the deepest heart, I want to sent my purest thanks to Hermawan
(seberapa pantas ? ) thank for your time, support and your calling and thank for
the reality and dreams that we share.
My respectful thank; I want to dedicate to my family Pak Lik/Bu lik,
Budhe/ Padhe for enhancing my spirit to finish my thesis. Very special thank also
to my neighbor Mbah Busrohadi and wife.
Special thanks, I want to appreciate to many individual who ever knew in
class C (English Department ’99) Linda, May, Ruchi, Rudi, Wisnu, Bowo,
Temi, Wiwid and the gang, Agus and Bibi’. Especially for Cristinah (PEA’99)
thank to let me laugh in my pain. For Mas Joko, Mas Bambang and Mas
Kholik thank for helping in writing and typing this paper. And the last for all people who are forgotten and too long to mention one by one, I say thanks you
million times.
I realize that this research paper is far from being perfect. In order to make
TABLE OF CONTENT
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ... vi
ABSTRACT... viii
TABLE OF CONTENT ... ix
CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION ... 1
A. Background of Study... 1
B. Related Literature review ... 5
C. Problem Statements ... 7
D. Research Objective... 7
E. Research Benefit... 7
F. Research Paper ... 8
CHAPTER II UNDERLYING THEORY ... 9
A.Notion of Translation ... 9
B.Type of Translation ... 10
C.Principle of Translation... 18
D.Process of Translation ... 19
G.The Meaning of Equivalence ... 34
H.The Type of Equivalence ... 35
CHAPTER III RESEARCH METHOD ... 40
A. Type of Research... 40
B. Data and Data Source ... 40
C. Technique of Collection Data... 40
CHAPTER IV DATA ANALYSIS AND DISCUSSION... 45
A. Data Analysis ... 45
B. Discussion ... 78
CHAPTER V CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTION ... 81
A. Conclusion ... 81
B. Discussion ... 82
BIBLIOGRAPHY
ABSTRACT
RESTUMARDI OKTAVIA. A.320990171/99.6.106.13031.5.0171. AN ANALYSIS OF ENGLISH INDONESIAN TRANSLATION IN NOVEL “MEMOIR OF A GEISHA” BY ARTHUR GOLDEN INTO “MEMOIR OF A GEISHA: MEMOIR SEORANG GEISHA” BY LISTIANA SRISANTI.
RESEARCH PAPER. MUHAMMADIYAH UNIVERSITY OF SURAKARTA. 2004.
This research is intended to clarify the addition and subtraction on the translation of book novel Memoir of a Geisha into Memoir of a Geisha: Memoar
Seorang Geisha. The type of data is qualitative data. The source of the research
data are both novels Memoirs of a Geisha as the source language and Memoirs of
a Geisha: Memoar Seorang Geisha as the target language text. In taking the data,
she uses documentation. She begins by finding the sentences or groups of sentences which contain the case of addition and subtraction, classifying the cases, and counting the percentage of those type to find the dominant classification. Besides, the writer analyzes the equivalent message in translation process. If the message can be transferred well, it includes in equivalent message although happened addition and subtraction. The result of the research shows that from 150 data 60 belongs to addition process and 90 data includes subtraction process. From 60 data, there are 7 kinds of addition namely: filling out elliptical expression 1 datum (1,67%), obligatory specification 24 data (40%), required by grammatical 4 data (6,66%), amplification from implicit into explicit status 5 data (8,33%), classifier 1 datum (1,67%), connectives 7 data (11,6%), and categories of the receptor language 19 data (31,67%). Related to 90 data of subtraction there are 6 kinds, namely: repetition 3 data (3,33%), specification of reference 10 data (11,11%), conjunction 7 data (7,78%), transitional 10 data (11,11%), categories 10 data (11,11%), amplification from explicit to implicit status 49 data (54,44%). There are 146 data (97,33%) belonging equivalent message and 4 data (2,67%), belonging to non equivalent.
