AN ANALYSIS OF TRANSLATION TECHNIQUES AND QUALITY IN
TERMS OF ACCURACY AND ACCEPTABILITY OF LINKING VERB
IN THE NOVEL ENTITLED NINETEEN EIGHTY-FOUR
WRITTEN BY GEORGE ORWELL
THESIS
Submitted as Partial Fulfillment for Requirements for Bachelor Degree in English Department Faculty of Cultural Sciences Sebelas Maret University
FEDRICK DWI WAHYUTAMA C03012028
English Department
Faculty of Cultural Sciences
Sebelas Maret University
Surakarta
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AN ANALYSIS OF TRANSLATION TECHNIQUES AND QUALITY IN
TERMS OF ACCURACY AND ACCEPTABILITY OF LINKING VERB
IN THE NOVEL ENTITLED NINETEEN EIGHTY-FOUR
WRITTEN BY GEORGE ORWELL
THESIS by
Fedrick Dwi Wahyutama
C0312028
Approved to be examined before the Board Examiners Faculty of Cultural Sciences
Sebelas Maret University
Thesis Supervisor
Fenty Kusumastuti S.S., M.Hum. NIP.1981012720130201
Head of English Department
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AN ANALYSIS OF TRANSLATION TECHNIQUES AND QUALITY IN
TERMS OF ACCURACY AND ACCEPTABILITY OF LINKING VERB
IN THE NOVEL ENTITLED NINETEEN EIGHTY-FOUR
WRITTEN BY GEORGE ORWELL
By
Fedrick Dwi Wahyutama
C0312028
Has been accepted and approved by the Board of Examiners Faculty of Cultural Sciences
Sebelas Maret University
The Dean of Faculty of Cultural Sciences
Sebelas Maret University
Prof. Drs. Riyadi Santosa, M.Ed., Ph.D.
iv PRONOUNCEMENT
Name : Fedrick Dwi Wahyutama
Student Number : C0312028
The researcher states that the thesis entitled An Analysis of Translation Techniques and Quality in Terms of Accuracy and Acceptability of Linking
Verb in The Novel Entitled Nineteen Eighty-Four Written by George Orwell is neither plagiarism nor written by others. It is originally written by the researcher. All the materials taken related to this thesis are put in direct quotations and citations. If this declaration is proven falsehood later, the researcher willingly takes any responsible actions given by English Department and Sebelas Maret University.
Surakarta, May 30, 2017 The Researcher
v MOTTO
It does not matter how slowly you go
as long as you do not stop
(Confusius)
The Sweat. The Time. The Devotion. It Pays Off
(Anonymous)
Commitment is an act, not a word.
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DEDICATION
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Give thanks to Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful for the opportunity to accomplish the thesis entitled An Analysis of Translation Techniques and Quality in Terms of Accuracy and Acceptability of Linking Verb in The Novel Entitled Nineteen Eighty-Four Written by George Orwell.
I would like to give my deepest appreciation to all those who supported and provided me the possibility to accomplish this thesis:
1. The Dean of Faculty of Cultural Sciences, Prof. Drs. Riyadi Santosa, M.Ed., Ph.D. for approving this thesis.
2. The Head of English Department, Drs. Agus Hari Wibowo M.A., Ph.D for giving permission to compose this thesis.
3. My thesis supervisor, Fenty Kusumastuti S.S., M.Hum. for the direction and support to accomplish this thesis, and also for the patience in supervising me. 4. My former thesis supervisor, Bayu Budiharjo S.S., M.Hum. for giving this
thesis topic and advices for me.
5. The lecturers of English Department for the knowledge and lessons.
6. The raters of this thesis, Umi Dwi Lestari, S.S., M.Hum, Sumardiono, S.S. M.Hum, and Nur Saptaningsih S.Hum, M.Hum. for the time and contribution in this thesis.
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8. My beloved mother, father and brother who give me everything so that I can finish this thesis.
9. Aprilia Dyah Kinanti who always supports me in finishing this thesis.
10.My precious partners in Sarang Penyamun, Irsan, Guruh, Azzam, Ipan, Fadhil, Jimbo, Bayu, and Halimi. Thanks for beautiful days in English Department 2012!
11.English Department 2012, for the wonderful years.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Title ... i
Approval of the Supervisor ... ii
Approval of the Board Examiners ... iii
Pronouncement ... iv
Motto ... v
CHAPTER I. INTRODUCTION ... 1
A. Research Background... 1
B. Problem Statements ... 5
C. Research Limitation ... 6
D. Research Objectives ... 6
E. Research Benefits ... 7
F. Thesis Organization ... 7
CHAPTER II. LITERATURE REVIEW ... 8
A. Definition of Translation ... 8
B. Problems of Translation ... 9
C. Translation Tecnhiques ... 11
D. Translation Quality... 18
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F. Category of Linking Verb...20
G. Indonesian Linking Verb…………...21
H. Review of The Related Studies...22
I. Synopsis of the Novel….…………...23
CHAPTER III. RESEARCH METHODOLOGY ... 24
A. Research Design ... 24
B. Data Source ... 25
C. Sampling Technique... 26
D. Method of Data Collection ... 27
E. Technique of Data Analysis ... 29
F. Research Procedures ... 31
CHAPTER IV. DATA ANALYSIS ... 33
A. Translation Techniques Analysis ... 34
B. Translation Quality Analysis ... 50
C. The Impact of the Translation Techniques on Translation Quality ... 79
CHAPTER V. CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION ... 84
A. Conclusion ... 84
B. Recommendation... 88
BIBLIOGRAPHY ... 90
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LIST OF TABLES
Table 3.1 The Accuracy Parameter Score ... 28 Table 3.2 The Acceptability Parameter Score ... 28 Table 4.1 Linking verb Categories Proposed by Marcella Frank ... 33 Table 4.2 Translation Techniques of Linking Verb in the Novel
Entitled Nineteen Eighty-four ... 34 Table 4.3 The Translation Techniques and Quality of Linking Verbs
in the Novel Entitled Nineteen Eighty-four ... 81 Table 5.1 The Translation Techniques Linking Verbs in the Novel Entitled
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Fedrick Dwi Wahyutama. C0312028. 2017. An Analysis of Translation Techniques and Quality in Terms of Accuracy and Acceptability of Linking Verb in The Novel Entitled Nineteen Eighty-four Written by George Orwell. Thesis. English Department. Faculty of Cultural Sciences, Sebelas Maret University.
The research focuses on the analysis of translation techniques and quality in terms of accuracy and acceptability of linking verbs in the novel entitled
Nineteen Eighty-four written by George Orwell. The objectives of the research
are: 1) to find out the translation techniques that are used by translator in translating linking verbs in the novels entitled Nineteen Eighty-Four, 2) to find out the translation quality in terms of accuracy and acceptability of linking verbs in the novel entitled Nineteen Eighty-Four; and 3) to find out the impact of translation techniques to the translation quality in terms of accuracy and acceptability of linking verbs in the novel entitled Nineteen Eighty-Four.
The research was conducted by using a descriptive qualitative method. The data are linking verbs and the translation quality assessment done by the raters. There are 337 data of linking verbs divided into three categories based on Frank’s (1972) theory namely common used linking verb, verb of perception and verb-adjective combinations that express a state. The sources of data are the novel entitled Nineteen Eighty-four and its translation in Indonesian language. The other sources of data are the three raters. The purposive sampling technique was used to choose the informants.
The results of the data analysis show that there are two types of technique used, single technique and multiple techniques. The techniques are namely transposition, established equivalent, reduction, variation, discursive creation, amplification, generalization and literal translation.
The translation quality analysis in term of accuracy shows that: in common used linking verb, 288 data (91.4%) are accurate, 10 data (3.2%) are less accurate, and 17 data (5.4%) are inaccurate. In verb of perception, 10 data (83.3%) are accurate, and 2 data (16.7%) are inaccurate. In verb-adjective combinations that express a state, 10 data (100%) are accurate. Then, in the term of acceptability shows that: In common used linking verb, 277 data (87.9%) are acceptable, 32 data (10.1%) are less-acceptable, and 6 data (2%) are unacceptable. In verb of perception, 12 data (100%) are acceptable. In verb-adjective combinations that express a state, 8 data (80%) are acceptable, 2 data (20%) are less-acceptable.
Established equivalent and transposition techniques are the techniques producing translations with high level of quality in terms of accuracy and acceptability. Reduction technique is the technique producing translation with low level of quality in terms of accuracy and acceptability.
