Translation Theories (Assignment 2)

TRANSLATION EQUIVALENCE

1.            Equivalence at world level

Example:

Slop                = trotoar

Sidewalk         = trotoar

Square            = alun=alun

Sagged            = melesak

Druthers          = pilihan

2.            Equivalence above word level

Example:

Look like trash            = kelihatan seperti sampah

Roman carnival           = carnival Roman

Flicked flies                = mengibas-ngibas lalat

Bad break                  = patahnya parah

Sure sign                    = tanda pasti

3.            Grammatical Equivalence

Example:

I          = aku

We      = kami

You     = kau, kamu

He       = dia

She      = dia

4.            Textual Equivalence

Example:

Bam, bam, bam           = bam, bam, bam

Punk, punk, punk        = tung, tung, tung

Hay-e-hay-e-hay-e      = Hei-i-hei-i-he-i

Pink, pink, pink           = ting, ting, ting

An acid tongue in her head     = lidahnya tajam

5.            Pragmatic Equivalence

Example:

Shotgun           = pistol

Carnival           = karnival

Sidewalk         = trotoar

Hammer          = martil, palu

Square             = alun-alun