scholarly journals Translation of Idioms: How They are Reflected in Movie Subtitling

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 113-125
Author(s):  
Yana Shanti Manipuspika ◽  
Damai Reska Julia Winzami
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Difference ◽  
Low Frequency ◽  
Target Language ◽  
Phrasal Verbs ◽  
Translation Strategies ◽  
Translation Strategy ◽  
Idiomatic Expression ◽  
Idiomatic Expressions ◽  
Frequency Position ◽  
Frequency Translation

Idiomatic expressions are expressions with a figurative meaning different from their literal meaning, and therefore, they cannot be understood literally. This study aims to scrutinize some aspects of the translation of idiomatic expressions in a mystery movie entitled ‘Murder on the Orient Express’. Seventy-seven idiomatic expressions were found in the movie. The idioms can be categorized as follows: keywords with idiomatic uses (16) idioms with nouns and adjectives (2), idiomatic pairs (1), idioms with prepositions (7), phrasal verbs idioms (26), verbal idioms (5), idioms from special subjects (1), idioms with key words from special categories (16), and idioms with comparison (3). Phrasal verbs idiom was the most frequently occurred because idioms are mostly organized by verb comprising the combination of verb and preposition or verb and adverb. Further, the rendering of the idioms from English as the Source Language (SL) into Indonesian as the Target Language (TL) employed some strategies; translation by paraphrase was the highly frequent translation strategy. The strategy of using an idiom of similar meaning but dissimilar form was also located in the high-frequency position of the continuum. Furthermore, using an idiom of similar form and meaning and translation by omission were the translation strategies of low frequency. Translation by paraphrase was frequently used because the translator wanted to convey the meaning as clearly as possible while also considering the cultural difference between SL and TL. To sum up, the idiomatic expression dominantly used in the movie was phrasal verbs (34%), while the strategy that was mostly applied in translating them was translation by paraphrase (56%).

scholarly journals Translation of Idioms: How They are Reflected in Movie Subtitling

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yana Shanti Manipuspika ◽  
Damai Reska Julia Winzami
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Difference ◽  
Low Frequency ◽  
Target Language ◽  
Phrasal Verbs ◽  
Translation Strategies ◽  
Translation Strategy ◽  
Idiomatic Expression ◽  
Idiomatic Expressions ◽  
Frequency Position ◽  
Frequency Translation

Idiomatic expressions are expressions with a figurative meaning different from their literal meaning, and therefore, they cannot be understood literally. This study aims to scrutinize some aspects of the translation of idiomatic expressions in a mystery movie entitled ‘Murder on the Orient Express’. Seventy-seven idiomatic expressions were found in the movie. The idioms can be categorized as follows: keywords with idiomatic uses (16) idioms with nouns and adjectives (2), idiomatic pairs (1), idioms with prepositions (7), phrasal verbs idioms (26), verbal idioms (5), idioms from special subjects (1), idioms with key words from special categories (16), and idioms with comparison (3). Phrasal verbs idiom was the most frequently occurred because idioms are mostly organized by verb comprising the combination of verb and preposition or verb and adverb. Further, the rendering of the idioms from English as the Source Language (SL) into Indonesian as the Target Language (TL) employed some strategies; translation by paraphrase was the highly frequent translation strategy. The strategy of using an idiom of similar meaning but dissimilar form was also located in the high-frequency position of the continuum. Furthermore, using an idiom of similar form and meaning and translation by omission were the translation strategies of low frequency. Translation by paraphrase was frequently used because the translator wanted to convey the meaning as clearly as possible while also considering the cultural difference between SL and TL. To sum up, the idiomatic expression dominantly used in the movie was phrasal verbs (34%), while the strategy that was mostly applied in translating them was translation by paraphrase (56%).

scholarly journals TRANSLATION OF IDIOMATIC EXPRESSION IN ROALD DAHL’S SHORT STORY “MAN FROM THE SOUTH“ FROM ENGLISH INTO INDONESIAN

2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Lilis Susanti ◽  
Yuli Kuswardani
Keyword(s):  
Short Story ◽  
Qualitative Method ◽  
The South ◽  
Translation Strategies ◽  
Translation Strategy ◽  
Methodological Triangulation ◽  
Idiomatic Expression ◽  
Idiomatic Expressions ◽  
Data Collection Technique

<p>This research describes the translation strategy of idiomatic expression used by translator and the quality of translation of idiomatic expression in the short story by Roald Dahl entitled “Man from the South”. This research uses descriptive qualitative method and uses content analysis as the data collection technique. To check the validity of this research, the researcher uses triangulation such as, data triangulation, investigator triangulation, theory triangulation, and methodological triangulation. The results of this research shows that several translation strategies are applied, which include idioms of similar meaning and form, translation by paraphrase, and translation by omission. In this research, paraphrase strategy is in the most applied strategy87.88% of the data (58 idiomatic expressions) use translation by paraphrase. This research also shows that the quality of translation of idiomatic expression translation which consists of accuracy, naturalness, and clarity is categorized as good translation. It can be seen from the results that 75% of the data are accurate, 78, 79% of the data are natural, and78, 79% of the data are clear. </p>

scholarly journals IDIOMATIC EXPRESSION TRANSLATION STRATEGY IN RHONDA BYRNE’S BOOK THE MAGIC

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 235-243
Author(s):  
Fitriyah Fitriyah
Keyword(s):  
Descriptive Study ◽  
Dominant Strategy ◽  
Translation Strategies ◽  
Translation Strategy ◽  
Idiomatic Expression ◽  
New Meanings ◽  
Idiomatic Expressions ◽  
Qualitative Descriptive

One of the problems in translation is idiom. Idiomatic expressions are unique because their structures cannot always be translated literally and even tend to form new meanings. This research aims to analyze the strategy of English idioms translation in Rhonda Byrne’s book The Magic which was translated into Indonesian entitled The Magic by Susi Purwoko and to find out the most dominant strategy used by translator. This research is a qualitative descriptive study. The data are English idioms and their translation in Indonesian. There are 48 data. Those are analyzed based on Baker’s Idiom translation strategies. They are (1) using an idiom of similar meaning and form, (2) using an idiom of similar meaning but dissimilar, (3) Translation by paraphrase. The result shows that there are three strategies of English idioms translation in Rhonda Byrne's book The Magic. They are (1) using an idiom of similar meaning and form (15 %), (2) using an idiom of similar meaning but dissimilar (31 %), (3) Translation by paraphrase (54); and the most dominant strategy is a translation by paraphrase.

Translation of Persian Mystic Terms into English: A Case Study of Conference of the Birds by Attar

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (7) ◽  
pp. 552
Author(s):  
Sadaf Khosroshahi ◽  
Ahmad Sedighi
Keyword(s):  
Dominant Strategy ◽  
Literary Translation ◽  
Target Language ◽  
Direct Transfer ◽  
Translation Strategies ◽  
Translation Strategy ◽  
English Translations ◽  
The One ◽  
Persian Translation

Translation of mystic terms or metaphors is a very important portion of rendering a text from a source language to a target language, because some of mystic terms do not exist in the target language and this point makes the translation harder. This paper aimed at identifying the translation strategies and procedures used by Darbandi and Davis (1984) in The Conference of the Birds of Attar Neishabouri. To achieve the objectives, Attar’s Persian original work (Shafiei Kadkani, 2010) was read carefully to extract mystical terms.  Then, the translated text by Darbandi, and Davis (1984) was carefully read and the corresponding English translations of Persian mystical term were found.  The original mystical terms and their Persian translation were analyzed based on Van Doorslaer’s (2007) map to find out translation strategies and procedures used by the translators on the one hand and indicate the dominant strategy and procedure in the whole work of translation on the other. The result showed that literal translation strategy (72.41%) was the most frequently used strategy and direct transfer procedure (68.96%) was the most frequently used procedure.  This paper may have some implications in literary translation and help translation instructors and translation trainees as well in translation classes.

scholarly journals PROBLEMS IN TRANSLATING FROM ARABIC TO INDONESIAN: A STUDY OF THE TRANSLATION OF QURANIC IDIOMS INTO INDONESIAN

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Basuni Imamuddin ◽  
Abdul Muta’ali ◽  
Wiwin Triwinarti
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Surface Structures ◽  
Target Language ◽  
Source Language ◽  
Linguistic Form ◽  
Nominal Phrase ◽  
Language Style ◽  
Idiomatic Expression ◽  
Idiomatic Expressions ◽  
Data Source

This article analyzes message switching, idiomatic expressions, characteristics of idioms, idiomatic forms, and Quranic idioms. The data source of this research is 28 idiomatic expressions in the Quran. The method used is content analysis using a lexical, grammatical, and Arabic stylistic approach. Idiomatic expression is a form of combination of words whose meaning is not the same as the meaning of each word that forms the combination. This article will analyze idiomatic patterns in the Quran whether the Quran tends to use verbal phrase idioms, nominal phrase idioms, prepositional idioms, clause idioms, sentence idioms, and idioms in Arabic translated to non-idioms in Indonesian. Equivalents for idioms in Arabic are sought from among the idioms in Indonesian whereas non-idioms in Arabic are translated as idioms in Indonesian. Quranic idioms mentioned in this article are idioms found in the Quran. In Arabic tasybih baligh (the eloquent analogy) is a very sophisticated language style, there is nothing more sophisticate than tasybih baligh. The conclusion of this article is that the translation or transfer of the meaning of sentences in the source language (SL) into the target language (TL) is much easier than transferring the meaning of surface structures which are sometimes complex, have multiple interpretations, and difficult to understand. Translations of the Quranic verses are more likely to use a faithful translation approach, namely a translation that is faithful to the linguistic form of the source language (SL).

scholarly journals Translation Accuracy of English Idiomatic Expression into Indonesian in “Big Hero 6” Film Subtitle by Lebah Ganteng

2016 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 353-375
Author(s):  
Fitri Iskandar
Keyword(s):  
Prepositional Phrase ◽  
Related Theory ◽  
Translation Strategy ◽  
Idiomatic Expression ◽  
Idiomatic Expressions ◽  
Qualitative Descriptive ◽  
Translation Accuracy ◽  
Descriptive Method ◽  
Bahasa Indonesia ◽  
Compound Verb

Abstract This article discusses about the types of idiomatic expression and the translation accuracy of English idiomatic expression into Indonesian in “Big Hero 6” film subtitle translated by Lebah Ganteng by using qualitative descriptive method. The writer analyses the data by classifying the type of idiomatic expressions based on McCarthy and O’Dell’s theory about the types of idiom, giving explication toward the translation strategy of idiomatic expression that is done by the translator based on Mona Baker’s theory about translation strategy of idiom, and analyzing the translation accuracy of English idiomatic expression translation into Indonesian considering the appropriate of the context of film and related theory about accuracy-rating assessment by Nababan. As the result, the types of idiomatic expression applied in that film are compound, verb +object, prepositional phrase, and whole clause and sentence. The translator seems prefer to use omission of entire idiom, paraphrasing, and using idiom of similar meaning and form strategy in translating idiom expression. ---Abstrak Tulisan ini membahas tentang jenis-jenis ungkapan idiom dan keakurasian terjemahan subtitle idiom dari bahasa Inggris ke dalam bahasa Indonesia dalam film “Big Hero 6” yang diterjemahkan oleh tim Lebah Ganteng dengan menggunakan metode deskriptif. Penulis mengklasifikasi jenis ungkapan idiom berdasrkan teori   McCarthy dan O’Dell, mengenai jenis-jenis idiom, dengan memberikan eksplikasi terhadap strategi penerjemahan yang dilakukan berdasarkan teorinya Mona Baker, Strategi Penerjemahan Idiom. Di samping itu penulis juga menganalisis keakurasian penerjemahan ungkapan idiom dari bahasa Inggris ke dalam bahasa Indonesia dengan menggunakan konsep Penilaian Penerjemahan yang diajukan oleh Nababan. Hasil dari pembahasan tentang penerjemahan idiom yang ada dalam film tersebut, penulis menyimpulkan bahwa penerjemah tampaknya lebih sering menggunakan penghilangan idiom, memparafrasa, dan menggunakan kesamaan idiom antara bahasa sumber dan bahasa sasaran. DOI : 10.5281/zenodo.556810

scholarly journals AN ANALYSIS OF THE STRATEGIES USED IN TRANSLATING IDIOMS IN INDONESIA INTO ENGLISH FOUND IN INDONESIAN LEGENDS

2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 45
Author(s):  
Donny Bhaskara Wicaksono ◽  
Erly Wahyuni
Keyword(s):  
Dominant Strategy ◽  
Source Text ◽  
Global Era ◽  
Translation Strategy ◽  
Qualitative Research Design ◽  
Idiomatic Expression ◽  
Idiomatic Expressions ◽  
Common Strategy ◽  
Growth Of Science ◽  
Science Information

In this global era, due to the growth of science, information, technology, and other people needs, translation becomes necessary in rendering information between languages. However, the process of translating is not as simple as switching the meaning of word for word based on the literal context.Idioms are one of the most problematical components of language. Idioms cannot be easily translated because of their unpredictable meaning and grammar. The purpose of this study is to find out; (1) the idiomatic expressions which are found in Indonesian Legends, (2) the meaning of the idiomatic expressions found in Indonesian Legends, and (3) the various strategies which are used in translating idioms in Indonesia into English found in Indonesian Legends.The descriptive qualitative research design, in the form of document analysis, was employed in this study. The instruments to collect the data were documents and expert opinion. Moreover, the documents consisted of the Bahasa Indonesia (Source Text) and English (Target Text) translation versions of five Indonesian Legends, namely; Batu Kuwung, Batu Menangis, Gunung Merapi, Tangkuban Perahu and Candi Prambanan. This study revealed that idiomatic expression translation strategy by paraphrasingwas the most dominant strategy used by the translator in translating the idiomatic expressions found in five Indonesian Legends (eleven out of eighteen cases). Meanwhile, the second most common strategy was translating by omission (six out of eighteen cases).  The last was the strategy of using an idiom of similar meaning and form which only one out of eighteen cases. Thus, it can be concluded that the translator only applied three strategies out of the main five strategies of translating idiomatic expression suggested by Baker.

scholarly journals Translation Strategies of Figurative Language in the Novel The Fault in Our Stars

K ta Kita ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 101-115
Author(s):  
Deby Angelia
Keyword(s):  
Figurative Language ◽  
Target Language ◽  
Original Text ◽  
The Novel ◽  
Translation Strategies ◽  
Source Language ◽  
Translation Strategy

This research wanted to help the reader to understand about the classification of translation strategies in the novel The Fault in Our Stars. The writer used Larson’s (1998), proposes three strategies to translate figurative language. The writer was interested in analyzing the figurative language because there are many kinds of implicit meaning in figurative language; she felt that it was interesting to be analyzed. Besides, the writer chose a novel because it explains the story more detail than others such as movie. She chose The Fault in Our Stars novel because the story is quite touched and there are a lot of figurative languages on its novel. The writer hope that the translated meaning of figurative language can be the same as the original text.  Keywords: Translation, Translation Strategy, Figurative Language, Source Language, Target Language.

scholarly journals AN ANALYSIS OF THE STRATEGIES USED IN TRANSLATING IDIOMS IN INDONESIA INTO ENGLISH FOUND IN INDONESIAN LEGENDS

2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 45-55
Author(s):  
Donny Bhaskara Wicaksono ◽  
Erly Wahyuni
Keyword(s):  
Dominant Strategy ◽  
Source Text ◽  
Global Era ◽  
Translation Strategy ◽  
Qualitative Research Design ◽  
Idiomatic Expression ◽  
Idiomatic Expressions ◽  
Common Strategy ◽  
Growth Of Science ◽  
Science Information

In this global era, due to the growth of science, information, technology, and other people needs, translation becomes necessary in rendering information between languages. However, the process of translating is not as simple as switching the meaning of word for word based on the literal context.Idioms are one of the most problematical components of language. Idioms cannot be easily translated because of their unpredictable meaning and grammar. The purpose of this study is to find out; (1) the idiomatic expressions which are found in Indonesian Legends, (2) the meaning of the idiomatic expressions found in Indonesian Legends, and (3) the various strategies which are used in translating idioms in Indonesia into English found in Indonesian Legends.The descriptive qualitative research design, in the form of document analysis, was employed in this study. The instruments to collect the data were documents and expert opinion. Moreover, the documents consisted of the Bahasa Indonesia (Source Text) and English (Target Text) translation versions of five Indonesian Legends, namely; Batu Kuwung, Batu Menangis, Gunung Merapi, Tangkuban Perahu and Candi Prambanan. This study revealed that idiomatic expression translation strategy by paraphrasingwas the most dominant strategy used by the translator in translating the idiomatic expressions found in five Indonesian Legends (eleven out of eighteen cases). Meanwhile, the second most common strategy was translating by omission (six out of eighteen cases).  The last was the strategy of using an idiom of similar meaning and form which only one out of eighteen cases. Thus, it can be concluded that the translator only applied three strategies out of the main five strategies of translating idiomatic expression suggested by Baker.

scholarly journals ترجمة القصة القصيرة "رجل وخمس نساء" لعبد الله ناصر الداوود بطريقة التحليل لمونا بيكر ومشكلاتها

2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 95
Author(s):  
Cahya Edi Setyawan ◽  
Ahmad Taufik ◽  
Zakiyah Rosalina
Keyword(s):  
Data Analysis ◽  
Short Story ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
Target Language ◽  
Analysis Method ◽  
Translation Strategies ◽  
Know How ◽  
Analysis Methods ◽  
Idiomatic Expressions ◽  
Data Analysis Methods

This paper aims to analyze the translation of short story "Rajulun wa Khamsu Nisâ`" written by Abdullah Naseer Ad-Dawud. This study focuses on the problem of idiomatic expressions translation. The idiom is an expression consisting of two or more words which have different meaning from its conjunctive word construction, so it must be understood in context and translated by looking at its equivalent to the target language. The purpose of this study is to know how to get the short story translation results correctly. The method used in this research is descriptive analysis method, it done by presenting the data, then analyze it systematically so it can be more easily to understood. Data analysis methods used in this research is an idiom analysis that refers to the idiom translation strategies in the “In Other word”, a book by Mona Baker. This idioms translation strategies are using similar meaning and form, using similar meaning but dissimilar form, translation by pharaphrase, and omission. The results in this research are four idiom patterns forms in the story of Rajulun wa Khamsu Nisaa, which are named as al-jumlah, al-idlafi, af'al al-muta'adi bi harf min al-jar letter, and al-wasfi arrangement pattern. In idiomatic expressions translation, researchers use idiom expression translation strategies that is using similar meaning and form, and using similar meaning but dissimilar form.

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