Semantic Translation Method Research Articles

Probing the Meaning Loss in the Translation of Arabic Qur’ānic Connotative Words Into English: A Linguistic Semantic Perspective

Linguistic, cultural, and lexical knowledge is essential when rendering the Arabic Qur’ānic connotative words into English. The existing renderings show that the translation of Arabic Qur’ānic connotative meaning is an arduous task and presents sometimes insurmountable challenges. This study endeavored to probe the meaning loss in the translation of some selected Arabic Qur’ānic connotative words into English that is from linguistic and semantic perspectives by examining three notable translations of the Noble Qur’ān which have been extracted from The Qur’ānic Arabic Corpus. They are the works of Abdelhaleem (2004), Al- Hilali and Khan (1996) and Pickthall (1930). This study, which is qualitative descriptive in nature, utilized Nord's (2005) model of text analysis in translation. Findings showed that a literal or word-for-word rendering is not the appropriate method to use when translating the Arabic Qur’ānic connotative words into English. The semantic translation method may be more useful in conveying the connotations of The Noble Qur’ān into English and in coping with this phenomenon that is commonly met in the translations of the Arabic Qur’ānic connotative words, due to causes such as the dearth of equivalence of some connotative words in English language.

Song Lyrics Translation Project in Translation Class

This study intends to describe the procedure of implementing a song lyrics translation project as a learning method in translation class and students' responses to this project. This research used a descriptive method with a qualitative approach. The sample of this research is 27 students who take a translation class in the 2022/2023 academic year. This study used a questionnaire as an instrument for collecting data. The results show that the song lyrics translation project was implemented in six steps, 1. Project explanation; 2. Song selection; 3. Translating by semantic translation method; 4. Translating by free translation method; 5. Presentation; 6. Evaluation. Then, from the questionnaire results, although this project is labeled as having high difficulties, there are many benefits to this project. For example, this project has a high contribution to developing students' Japanese skills, especially when it comes to vocabulary and grammar, and this song lyrics translation project become an enjoyable class activity because students have a high interest in this project. In conclusion, regarding the result, the song lyrics translation project is one feasible learning method that can be used in translation class.

TRANSLATION ANALYSIS OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TERMS IN SCHAUM'S OUTLINES OF THEORY AND PROBLEMS OF HEAT TRANSFER

Translation frequently conveys information about culture, knowledge, and other social interactions. It is also considered from the perspective of intercultural communication access to developments in the humanities, sciences, and technologies. It is the fastest, most effective, and most efficient approach to transmitting knowledge and technology. Therefore, it is necessary to apply translation methodologies and techniques to ascertain the translator's translation ideology. The research method used in this research is the qualitative research design. This research took samples of the translation of mechanical engineering terms in Schaum's Outline of Theory and Problems of Heat Transfer to look for techniques, methods, and ideologies used by translators to translate these terms from English into Indonesian. The data obtained were 175, with the discovery of 109 single translation techniques, 50 double translation techniques, and six triplet translation techniques. Three translation methods are applied: the literal translation method, the faithful translation method, and the semantic translation method. From the technical data and translation methods, the researcher concludes that the ideology applied by the translator is the ideology of foreignization.

Narrative Text Translation by the Students of English Education Study Program

This research aims to find out the translation methods that are mostly used by students of the English Education Study Program. Kind of this research is qualitative research. The subjects in this research were 10 students of Tadulako University specifically in English Education Study Program who had enrolled in the Translation and Interpretation course and selected using the snowball technique. The instrument in this research is the translation test. In analyzing the data, the researcher used the Newmark translation method theory. The results of this research indicate that there are only five translation methods applied by students in translating a text. The translation method that is mostly used by students is free translation method. The second is communicative translation method. The third is idiomatic translation method. Then, the fourth is literal translation method.The last position is faithful translation method. Meanwhile, it was also identified methods that were not applied by students, including word-for-word translation method, semantic translation method, and adaptation translation method. So it can be concluded the free translation method is a translation method that is mostly applied by English education students at Tadulako University. The results of this research also indicate that the students applied more than one method in translating a text dan they tend to apply translation methods that emphasize the target language

AN ANALYSIS OF TRANSLATION METHOD USED IN THE NOVEL EARTH TRANSLATED BY GILL WESTAWAY

This research aims at finding what kind of translation methods that are applied to the translated novel Earth on the basis of Peter Newmark's translation method. This research is a qualitative descriptive study. The data were collected in the form of words, clauses, phrases, and sentences contained in the novel Bumi and its translated version Earth that were presented within descriptive qualitative fashion. The finding of this research reveals that the translator employed seven out of eight translation methods proposed by Newmark. Specifically, the finding shows that the translation methods were; word-for-word translation method, literal translation method, faithful translation method, semantic translation method, free translation method, idiomatic translation method, and communicative translation method. Hence, the translation product that appears within the translated novel version has no odd text and the translator comes up with a creative way for certain text and leaves it with a suitable method. The translator overcomes various elements such as linguistic, cultural, and literary device in translating the literary work by choosing particular translation methods that are most effective and appropriate for the source text.

Teknik dan Metode Penerjemahan Kalimat Imperatif dalam Novel Girls in The Dark oleh Andry Setiawan

This study discusses the translation of imperative sentences contained in a literary work in the form of a novel. In general, the use of imperative sentences is characterized by the meaning of orders and prohibitions. However, there are differences between the imperative sentences of one language and another. Methods of data analysis are using translational equivalent method and glossing technique. The data were analyzed in two stages. First, categorizing the translation techniques used based on the theory of translation techniques according to Molina and Albir (20002), and second, determining the translation method using the theory of the translation method according to Newmark (1988). Based on the analysis, there were eight types of translation techniques found, namely 1) adaptation techniques; 2) amplification techniques; 3) established equivalent techniques; 4) generalization techniques; 5) linguistic compression techniques; 6) literal translation techniques; 7) modulation techniques; and 8) reduction techniques. Furthermore, translation method classified based on the orientation of the source language and target language is found. The translation method which is oriented to the source language consists of two translation methods, namely the semantic translation method and the literal translation method. Meanwhile, the translation method which is oriented towards the target language consists of three translation methods, namely the free translation method, the idiomatic translation method, and the communicative translation method. The results of this study indicate the translation method that is most widely used in this research is free translation method so that the translation of the imperative sentences applied in translating the novel Girls in the Dark by Andry Setiawan tends to be oriented towards the target language.

STUDENTS STRATEGIES IN TRANSLATING TEXTS FROM ENGLISH TO INDONESIAN AT THE THIRD SEMESTER STUDENTS OF BATANGHARI UNIVERSITY JAMBI

The aim of this research is to find out the strategies that are used by English students of Batanghari University in translating texts from English to Indonesian language. The method of this research is qualitative. The sample is taken from the third semester students of English Education of Batanghari University which consists of two classes; one class consists of 27 students and anothe one consists of 33 students. The instrument of this research is a translation test. In analying the data, translation theory proposed by Newmark is used. The findings of this research show that there are only four methods used by the students in translating the text. They are word-for-word translation, literal translation, free translation, and communicative translation. Moreover, the most dominant method used by the students are literal translation method. The second dominant method is word-for-word translation. Meanwhile, the third and fourth translation method applied by the students are free translation and communicative translation. From the result of the analysis, it is also shown that there are four methods which did not applied by the students in translating the text. They are faithful translation, semantic translation, adaptation translation, and idiomatic translation method. Here, the students used more than one method to translate the narrative text. Based on the data, literal translation method is the most dominant method used by the students. It happened because the students just translate the words by its literal meaning and they tried to achieve the nearest equivalence meaning in the target language.

The Use of Semantic Translation Method in Ḍau’u al-Misbāh fī Bayāni Ahkāmi al-Nikāh

This study was aimed at investigating the use of semantic translation method in the translation of the Ḍau’u al-Misbāh fī Bayāni Ahkāmi al-Nikāh by K.H. Hasyim Asy'ari. A descriptive qualitative method was used in this study. After translating the data objects, the analysis process was carried out by describing the use of semantic translation method applied to translate the text. The results of this study revealed that semantic translation method used in translating Ḍau’u al-Misbāh fī Bayāni Ahkāmi al-Nikāh was an effective method to use in translating such classical texts, in which it eases the translator to produce translations that are acceptable in the target language (TL), easy to understand, and as closely as possible with the meaning of the sourch language (SL), and help the translator to preserve the writer's ideas.

TRANSLATION METHODS IN POLITICAL SPEECHES: A CASE STUDY OF ENGLISH TRANSLATION OF PRESIDENT JOKO WIDODO’S INAUGURAL ADDRESS

<p>Translating political speeches poses its own challenges and difficulties, with one of the reasons being the fact that political speeches have their own unique features. Translation of political speech is also arguably still underresearched in translation studies. It is for this reason that this paper seeks to investigate translation method(s) that can be used to translate political speeches. The data source of this paper is the English translation<br />of an inaugural address of President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo produced by a professional Australian translator. The speech was translated from Indonesian as the source language (SL) to English as the target language (TL). Appropriate translation methods are obviously needed to produce a higher quality political speech translation. This research applies the concept of translation methods proposed by Newmark (1988). This is a qualitative research with a comparative conceptual method. Results show that the<br />translation methods adopted when translating the inaugural address are semantic and communicative translation methods. Semantic translation method is the most dominant one, followed by communicative translation method. Semantic translation method was used to translate the body part of the speech, while communicative translation method was used to translate the opening part and the closing part of the speech. These two<br />methods are considered appropriate for translating this political speech.</p>

The Use of Newmark’s Translation Methods in Translating Forman’s Novel 'I Was Here' from English into Indonesian

This research is aimed to find out and describe the use of Newmark’s translation methods in translating Gayle Forman’s novel I Was Here from English into Indonesian. Qualitative approach is applied because the data of this research are in the form of words, phrases, and sentences. The data of this research are taken from Gayle Forman’s novel I Was Here and its Indonesian translation by Poppy D. Chusfani. There are 1629 dialogue sentences data taken from the novel. In this research, the researcher collects and analyzes the data through examining documents. The data are collected by marking the dialogue sentences in both novels and put them into a table of observation. In doing the analysis, the researcher compares the dialogue sentences in both novels. The analysis of the translation methods is based on Pieter Newmark’s classification of translation methods. The findings of the research show that there are seven out of eight translation methods proposed by Newmark used. They are word-for-word translation method, literal translation method, faithful translation method, semantic translation method, free translation method, idiomatic translation method, and communicative translation method. Based on the frequency of the translation method used in translating the dialogue sentences of the novel which is free translation method shows that the translator wants to make the content and language of the translated text are acceptable and understandable for the target language (Indonesian) readers.
 Keywords: dialogue sentences, I Was Here, novel, translation methods

AN ANALYSIS ON TRANSLATION METHODS’ PREFERENCE IN MEMOIR TRANSLATIONS PUBLISHED BY WARUNGSATEKAMU

This study investigates the general translation methods preference in memoir translations published by Warungsatekamu until April 2018 and what are the features of each translation method. This study uses translation method categories proposed by Newmark (1988). The data are twelve memoir translation texts which originally were written in English, and had been translated by Warungsatekamu’s translator into Indonesian. The result of translation methods analysis shows that there are seven translation methods applied. They are communicative translation method, free translation method, idiomatic translation method, faithful translation method, semantic translation method, word-for-word translation method and literal translation method. What influences these seven methods to be applied are the specific features of each translation methods.

TRANSLATION METHODS IN LITERARY WORK: A DESCRIPTIVE ANALYSIS OF INDONESIAN’S TRANSLATOR

Translation is an activity to transfer a message from certain language to other language as similar as the original message from the source text. One of the novel that has good quality in translation is the the Old Man and the Sea (TOMatS) by Ernest Hemingway and it is translated by Dian Vita Elliyati. This research is aimed to investigating the methods used in translating expression of emotion and the frequency of method used in translating them. The last one is to investigate the pattern of translations methods in TOMatS Novel. This research uses descriptive design. The instrument of this research is the writer itself. The data source of this research is the novel entitled The Old Man and the Sea and its translation. Furthermore, the data of this research is all the expression of emotions in the novel The Old Man and the Sea and its translation. The result of this research is that the novel has 55 expression of emotions in TOMatS novel. Meanwhile, from 55 data, the writer found that the translator uses different methods in translating the expression of emotion. The writer found that the translator use literal translation in translating 15 data (27.27%), Semantic Translation Method is used to translate 18 data (32.72%), Communicative Translation Method is used to translate 18 data too (32.72%) and Word-for-Word Translation Method is only used to translate 4 data (7.27%). Furthermore, Literal Translation Method is mostly used to translate Emotion of Satisfactory Affection (8 data or 14.55%). Then Semantic Translation Method is mostly used to translate Emotion of Unsatisfactory Affection (6 data or 10.91%). In addition, Communicative Translation Method is mostly used to translate Emotion Of Satisfactory Affection (6 data or 10.91%) and Emotion of Unsatisfactory Affection (6 data or 10.91%). Additionally, Word-for-Word Translation Method is mostly used to translate Emotion Of Unsatisfactory Affection (2 data or 3.64%). For the next researchers who concern to the translation, it is suggested that they investigate the technique used in translating novel because it is very important to help translators, especially for the translators who translate the literary work

A Semantics-based Translation Method for Automated Verification of SystemC TLM Designs

SystemC has become a de-facto standard language for SoC and ASIP designs. The verification of implementation with SystemC is the key to guarantee the correctness of designs and prevent the errors from propagating to the lower levels. In this project, we attempt translate SystemC programs to formal models and use existing model checkers to implement the verification. The method we proposed is based on a semantic translation method which translates sequential execution statements described as software character to parallel execution ones which are more closely with the implementation of hardware. This kind of conversion is inevitable to verify hardware designs but is overlooked in related works. The main contribution of this work is a translation method which can preserve the semantic consistency while building SMV model for SystemC design. We present the translation rules and implement a prototype tool which supports a subset of SystemC to demonstrate the effectiveness of our method.

A semantic translation method for data communication protocols

Protocol translation is a method for transforming pieces of information from a source protocol into relevant target protocol formats in order to communicate between heterogeneous legacy systems in interoperability environments. There are some existing protocol translation technologies for network protocols and simple data messages, but these have semantic information problems such as information distortion or incorrect information translations when applied to semantic messages. To deal with these problems, we propose a method that translates messages to semantically equivalent messages. We devised the method to be practical in implementing semantic information-sensitive gateway systems. We conducted a comparative experiment with the translation approach developed in the defense domain. We found that our semantic translation method provides more accurate and efficient message translations in interoperability environments.

TRANSLATING METAPHORES FROM ENGLISH INTO INDONESIAN: PROBLEMS AND SOLUTIONS

Translating metaphors is unique and specific. It needs an extraordinary skill and knowledge because it is different from translating ordinary texts. Translators of metaphors should pay attention to not only the meaning but also the context and culture of both source text and target text. Translating a metaphor is not just transferring the meaning but replacing the metaphor itself into the target language culturally and contextually accepted. It is suggested that translator can use semantic translation method when he or she translates metaphors, reproduces the same metaphors, replaces metaphors with metaphors or translate metaphors by similes. Keywords: translation, metaphor, tenor, vehicle, semantic translation method