An analysis of translation techniques and quality of indonesian-english public signs in Solo

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Nurul Intan Sari - C0309048 - Fak. Sastra dan Seni Rupa

The aims of this research are to find out the translation techniques and quality of public signs translation in terms of its accuracy, acceptability and readability. The methodology applied was descriptive-qualitative. A purposive sampling technique was employed in this research. The data were Indonesian- English public signs in form of words, phrases, clauses and sentences. In this research, the other data were taken from questionnaires assessed by three raters and three respondents. The total data were 74 numbers. By analyzing the public signs translation, the researcher found the finding of translation techniques and quality. The findings show that there are 12 types of translation techniques applied by the translator. They are: (1) established equivalence, (2) calque, (3) modulation, (4) generalization, (5) transposition, (6) amplification, (7) particularization, (8) reduction, (9) literal translation, (10) compensation, (11) linguistic amplification, (12) discursive creation. The analysis of the accuracy of Indonesian-English public signs translation showed that 63 data (85,16%) are considered as accurate translation, 9 data (12,16%) are less accurate, 2 data (2,70%) are inaccurate. The results of the acceptability translation showed that 55 data (74,32%) are acceptable, 17 data (22,97%) are less acceptable and 2 data (2,70%) are categorized into unacceptable translation. The analysis of readability translation found that there are 64 data (86,48%) considered as readable and 10 data (13,51%) categorized into less readable. Based on the analysis, it can be drawn that the techniques applied by the translator affect the translation quality. The technique resulting the high level of translation quality is established equivalence. However, there are two techniques which result low translation quality, i.e. generalization and transposition. Keyword: Public Signs, Translation Quality, Translation Technique.