ANALYSIS OF DELETION TECHNIQUE IN MOVIE SUBTITLE ENTITLED KINGDOM OF HEAVEN

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THESIS

Submitted as a Partial Fulfillment of the Requirement for Sarjana Degree at

English Department of Faculty of Cultural Sciences

Sebelas Maret University

By:

CHRISNA GIRI PRASETYA

C0313014

ENGLISH DEPARTMENT

FACULTY OF CULTURAL SCIENCES

SEBELAS MARET UNIVERSITY

SURAKARTA

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PRONOUNCEMENT

Name : Chrisna Giri Prasetya NIM : C0313014

Stated whole-heartedly that the thesis entitled Analysis of Deletion Technique in Movie Subtitle Entitled Kingdom of Heaven is originally made by the researcher.

It is neither plagiarism, nor made by others. Anything related to the other researcher’s work is written in quotation and included within the bibliography. If it is then proved that the researcher cheats, the researcher will take the responsibility.

Surakarta, November 2017 The Researcher,

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Apapun juga yang kamu perbuat, Perbuatlah dengan segenap jiwamu

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DEDICATION

My thesis is dedicated to:

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

First, I thank my God, Jesus Christ, for never ending mercy, guidance, and blessing to finish this internship report well. I also want to express my gratitude to some people around me for their unflagging supports during my internship completion. My deepest gratitude goes to:

1. To the Dean of Faculty of Cultural Sciences, Prof. Drs. Riyadi Santosa, M. Ed., Ph. D., and to the Head of English Department, Drs. Agus Hari Wibowo, M.A., Ph. D., thank you for approving this thesis.

2. I would like to deliver my gratitude to Prof. Drs. MR. Nababan, M.Ed. MA. Ph.D, my thesis supervisor, for his guidance and advice. This thesis would not be complete without his guidance.

3. Dra. Nani Sukarni, M. S. and Drs. Agus Hari Wibowo, M.A, Ph.D., as my academic supervisor, for their guidance during my study in English Department.

4. All lecturers of English Department for their valuable knowledge to me. 5. Thanks for Mr. Yoga and Mr. Dion as my raters for accessing my data.

Thank you so much for the help.

6. I want to deliver my special thanks for my parents. My mother Suparni, S. Pd. and my father Sutarno, S. Pd. Thak you for your praying in all day and night. Thank you for your supports and sacrifices. You are the most wonderful persons in my life. I love you so much.

7. My lovely elder sister, Nita and her husband Novianto. My lovely niece Naomi. Thank you for your pray, I love you so much.

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9. My best friends, Iska, Adi, Agung, and Bima. Thank you so much for being my best friends. Thank you for your support. Hope we can reach our dream together.

10. For everybody who always gives support and help, thank you so much. I realize that this thesis is far from being perfect. Therefore, I expect suggestions and criticisms which encourage me to improve the skills. I also expect that this thesis will be beneficial for students who conduct a research about translation.

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CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION ………. 1

A. Research Background ………... 1

B. Research Limitation ………. 4

C. Problem Statement ……… 4

D. Research Objective ………... 5

E. Research Benefits ………. 5

F. Thesis Organization ……….. 6

CHAPTER 2: LITERATURE REVIEW ………. 8

A. Translation Definition ……….. 8

B. Subtitle ……….. 9

C. Translation Problem in Subtitling ……… 10

D. Deletion Technique ……….. 12

E. Translation Quality Assessment ………... 13

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CHAPTER 3: RESEARCH METHODOLOGY ……… 17

A. Research Type and Design ………... 17

B. Source of Data ……….. 17

C. Sampling Technique ………. 18

D. Method of Data Collection …….……….. 18

E. Research Procedures ………. 21

F. Technique of Data Analysis ………. 22

CHAPTER 4: DISCUSSION ……… 24

A. Research Findings ……… 24

1. Analysis of Linguistic Unit Experienced Deletion Technique ………... 24

1.1. Word ………. 25

1.1.1.Pronoun ………. 25

1.1.2.Filler ……….. 26

1.1.3.Addressing System ………... 26

1.1.4.Determiner ……… 27

1.1.5.Conjunction ………... 28

1.1.6.Adverb ……….. 28

1.1.7.Proper Noun ………... 29

1.2. Phrase ……… 30

1.2.1.Addressing System ………... 30

1.2.2.Determiner ……… 30

1.2.3.Prepositional Phrase ………. 31

1.3. Clause ………... 31

1.3.1.Hedging ………. 31

1.3.2.Introductory ……….. 32

1.4. Sentence ……… 33

1.4.1.Repetition ……….. 33

1.4.2.Filler ……….. 34

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2.1 Obligatory Deletion ……….. 34

2.2 Optional Deletion ………. 38

3. Analysis of Translation Quality Assessment ………. 41

3.1.Accuracy ……….. 42

3.2.Acceptability ……… 49

3.3.Readability ……… 53

B. Discussion ……… 60

CHAPTER 5: CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTION …………...…….. 64

A. Conclusion ……… 64

B. Suggestions ……..………. 66

BIBLIOGRAPHY ……….. 67

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LIST OF TABLES

Table 4.1.1 Linguistic Unit Experienced Deletion Technique ……... 23

Table 4.1.2 Nature of Deletion Technique ……… 37

Table 4.1.3.1 Accuracy Data ……… 44

Table 4.1.3.2 Acceptability Data ………... 49

Table 4.1.3.3 Readability Data ………. 53

Table 4.1.3.4 Summary of Translation Quality Assessment ……… 54

Table 3.4.1 Accuracy-rating instrument ……… 19

Table 3.4.2 Acceptability-rating instrument ………... 20

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Chrisna Giri Prasetya.C0313014.ANALYSIS OF DELETION TECHNIQUE IN MOVIE SUBTITLE ENTITLED KINGDOM OF HEAVEN.English

Department.Faculty of Cultural Sciences.Sebelas Maret University. 2017.

ABSTRACT

This research was conducted to analyze the deletion technique applied in movie subtitle entitled Kingdom of Heaven. The research objectives are 1) to analyze linguistic units which experienced deletion technique, 2) to analyze the nature of deletion technique, and 3) to analyze the effect toward the quality of translation. The research is adopted descriptive qualitative method. The data for the study are categorized into two types: linguistic and translation data. Linguistic data refers to the linguistic unit which experienced deletion technique. Translation data refers to the nature of deletion technique and the translation quality assessment. The linguistic data are taken by analyzing and comparing English and Indonesian subtitle then noted the data which contains deletion technique. The translation data were obtained from the raters through the focus group discussion.

The result of the data analysis shows that there are 71 data experienced deletion technique. From the research findings shows that: 1) There are 21 words (29,6%) experienced deletion technique; 8 phrases (11,3%) experienced deletion technique; 12 clauses (16,9%) experienced deletion technique; and 30 sentences (42,2%) experienced deletion technique. 2) There are 64 (90.15%) data can be categorized as optional deletion; 7 (9.85%) data can be categorized as obligatory deletion. 3) The translation quality in terms of accuracy, acceptability, and readability shows that the accuracy score is 1,4, the acceptability score is 2,2, the readability score is 2,2. Therefore the total translation quality is 1,8 it is categorized as low-quality translation.

From the result of data analysis, it can be concluded that there are 71 data found word 21 data, phrase 8 data, clause 12 data, and sentence 30 data. The nature of deletion technique shows that 64 data which are optional deletion and 7 data which are obligatory data. The total of quality translation of this study is low with the score 1,8. The researcher suggests tot the translators to keep the consistency of their works.

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