Abstract
This research is an annotated translation in which the researcher provides detailed explanation to account for his selection of translation equivalents. The data source in this research is The Soul of the Indian, a book by Charles Alexander Eastman. This study sought to identify problems encountered over the course of translation and offer the solutions thereto. The data for the study were derived from the problems thus identified and classified into categories of annotation. The qualitative method was employed using a comparative analysis translation model. The key findings of this research are twofold. First, out of 27 units of analysis, 8 are names of or designations for a God or Deity, 1 is the name of a ceremony, 1 is a designation for a spiritual figure, 1 is a name of a spiritual practice, 4 are figures of speech, 9 involve specific terms, and 3 are collocations. The translation itself employed 8 different procedures, with combined procedures being predominantly used. Second, the difficulties encountered when dealing with the problems were solved by employing relevant translation theories, methods, and procedures. These findings demonstrate that Indian spiritualism and culture are interrelated so that the annotation data obtained are not only spiritual in nature but also cultural. A translator should be knowledgeable not only about spiritualism, but also culture prevailing in both the source and target language communities.
Bahasa Abstract
Penelitian berupa terjemahan beranotasi ini menjelaskan pertanggungjawaban penerjemah atas pemilihan padanan. Dengan sumber data berupa buku the Soul of the Indian karya Charles Alexander Eastman, penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengidentifikasi masalah penerjemahan yang dihadapi dan menjelaskan solusinya. Data penelitian berupa masalah penerjemahan yang ditemukan dan dikelompokkan sesuai dengan kategori anotasinya. Metode penelitian kualitatif diterapkan dalam bentuk analisis komparatif. Temuan penelitian mencakup dua hal utama. Pertama, dari 27 data anotasi, terdapat 8 nama atau sebutan untuk Tuhan atau Deitas, 1 nama seremoni, 1 sebutan untuk tokoh spiritual, 1 nama praktik spiritual, 4 majas, 9 istilah khusus, dan 3 kolokasi. Dari 8 prosedur penerjemahan yang digunakan, prosedur kombinasi adalah yang dominan. Kedua, masalah penerjemahan diatasi dengan penerapan teori, metode, dan prosedur penerjemahan yang relevan. Temuan menunjukkan bahwa spiritualisme dan budaya bangsa Indian saling berkait sehingga data anotasi tidak hanya bersifat spiritual tetapi juga kultural. Maka, penerjemah harus memahami spiritualisme dan budaya masyarakat bahasa sumber dan sasaran.
Recommended Citation
Noverdi, Trias. 2019. An Annotated Translation from English into Indonesian: The Soul of the Indian by Charles Alexander Eastman. Paradigma: Jurnal Kajian Budaya 9, no. 2 (August). 10.17510/paradigma.v9i2.295.
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