AN ANALYSIS OF THE CULTURALLY-BOUND EXPRESSIONS IN THE ENGLISH TRANSLATION VERSION OF AHMAD TOHARI’S RONGGENG DUKUH PARUH

  • Yulan Puspita Rini IAIN Raden Intan Lampung
DOI: https://doi.org/10.24042/ee-jtbi.v5i1.538

Abstract

This study aims at identifying the culturally-bound expressions in the Englishtranslation version of Ahmad Tohari’s Ronggeng Dukuh Parukin terms of techniques totranslate the culturally-bound expressions and their meaning equivalence.This study uses a qualitative approach. The objects of this study are culturally-bound expressions in the form of words, phrases and clauses. The researcher becomes the primary instrument of this study. The secondary instrument is data sheets. In translating the culturally-bound expressions, the translator uses five techniques to solve the cultural gap between the source and target languages. The techniques can bridge the cultural gap

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Published
2017-09-06
Issue
Vol 5 No 1 (2013): English Education: Jurnal Tadris Bahasa Inggris
Section
Articles

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