%T AN ANALYSIS OF THE TRANSLATION STRATEGIES OF IDIOMATIC EXPRESSIONS IN LEWIS CARROLL‘S ALICE IN WONDERLAND IN ITS TRANSLATION BY KHAIRI RUMANTATI
%D 2012
%I UNIVERSITAS NEGERI YOGYAKARTA
%X The objectives of this research are (1) to describe the types of idiom found in both
novels; (2) to analyze the translation strategies used by the translator in translating idiomatic
expressions in English text of Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland; and (3) to analyze the
degree of meaning equivalence of the translation of idiomatic expressions in Lewis Carroll’s
Alice in Wonderland.
This study used descriptive qualitative research with content analysis method. The
data of this study are idiomatic expressions occuring in English and Bahasa Indonesia text of
Alice in Wonderland novel and sentences containing idiomatic expressions. The first
instrument of this study is the researcher herself and the second instrument of this study is the
data analysis that is used to record and classify the data. To gain the trustworthiness of the
research, this research applies credibility and dependability in which the researcher carries
out detailed observation of the data, applies theories from experts of translation and examines
the process and the result of the research.
The findings of this study reveal that most of the idiomatic expressions occuring in
the novel are translated into non-idiomatic Bahasa Indonesia expressions (439 out of 445
cases). This study found that there are 10 types of idiom in the original novel. The highest
frequency of the occurence of types of idiom belongs to phrasal verbs, with the occurrence of
374 out of 445 cases. Meanwhile in Bahasa Indonesia translations, there are only 6 Bahasa
Indonesia idiomatic expressions. Four of them belong to verbal idiom and the other 2 idioms
belong to idioms with comparisons. It can be inferred that since each language has its own
way of expressing certain things, corresponding expressions may not be found in another
language. Thus, most of idiomatic expressions in the source language text are translated into
non-idiomatic expressions in the target text. The analysis of the data revealed that the
following strategies are used in translating idiomatic expressions; (i) translation by using an
idiom of similar meaning and form, (ii) translation by using an idiom of similar meaning but
dissimilar form, (iii) translation by paraphrasing, (iv) translation by omission, (v) literal
translation. In this research, paraphrase strategy is in the highest rank of the most applied
strategy (403 out of 445 cases). It can be assumed that paraphrasing can be appropriate when
there is no corresponding target language. The use of the strategy itself can influence
meanings within the text. The meaning can be equivalent (complete, increase, decrease) or
non-equivalent (different, no meaning). Even though the message of the text has been
paraphrased, generally the meanings have reached the complete meaning. It is supported by
the high frequency of complete meaning with the occurrence of 404 or 96.2%. The high
degree of complete meaning implies that the translator succeeds in transferring the meaning
of the idiomatic expressions as equivalent as possible and the translation can meet the
readers’ need for equivalent translations.
Keywords: idiomatic expressions, translation strategies, meaning equivalence
%A Novianti Eva 
%K idiomatic expressions, translation strategies, meaning equivalence
%L UNY9241