Analysis of Translation Strategies of Culture-Specific Items in the Indonesian Version of Jose Rizal’s Noli Me Tangere
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https://doi.org/10.24071/joll.v26i2.177Keywords:
Jose Rizal, Noli Me Tangere, culture-specific items, translation strategies, translation ideologyAbstract
The novel Noli Me Tangere (Noli), written by Filipino nationalist and martyr Jose Rizal, is regarded as one of the most important texts in Philippine Literature. Originally written in Spanish, the Noli has been translated to English, various Philippine languages, and foreign languages as well. The Indonesian translation of the Noli was published by Pustaka Jaya in Bandung in 1975 entitled Jangan Sentuh Aku, translated by Tjetje Yusuf, basing on two English translations. This study presents the translation strategies and translation ideology utilized in translating culture-specific terms (CSI) from Noli me Tangere to Jangan Sentuh Aku. Qualitative descriptive method was used in this research. Data was derived from close reading the two source texts (Noli Me Tangere and The Social Cancer) and target text (Jangan Sentuh Aku), identifying words and phrases unique to Filipino culture, and subsequently classified according to categories proposed by Peter Newmark. Dictionaries and other sources were consulted to determine the definition of CSI, thereby facilitating in the analysis. Furthermore, these terms were analyzed by referring to Doni Jaya’s categories of translation strategies, which links each strategy to either foreignization or domestication. Analysis identified 474 cultural words in the novel, all of which were rendered through nine translation strategies: transference, naturalization, literal equivalent, paraphrase, functional equivalent, descriptive equivalent, notes, expansion, and omission. Overall, Jangan Sentuh Aku leans toward domestication, aiming to make the text more relatable to its target readers. Thus, this study sheds light how the Noli was reimagined within the Indonesian context.
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