AN ANALYSIS OF FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE IN NOVEL PAPER TOWNS BY JOHN GREEN

Melly, Melly and Hilman, Evert H. (2022) AN ANALYSIS OF FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE IN NOVEL PAPER TOWNS BY JOHN GREEN. PROJECT (Professional Journal of English Education), 05 (06). pp. 1223-1230. ISSN e–ISSN 2614-6258

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Abstract

The objective of this research is to identify the types of figurative language and the translation procedures applied in the translation as well as to find out the translation quality assessment based on Newmark’s and Nababan et al’s theories. Descriptive qualitative research is the method used in this study. The result shows that there are 100 sentences that have figurative language, they are :metaphor 21%, hyperbole 25%, simile 34%, personification 18%, and idiom 2%. The translation procedures includes compensation 18%, expansion 8%, through-translation 39%, naturalization 1%, transference 8%, synonymy 9%, and transposition 17%. Finally, the outcome of the translation quality assessment indicate that 1 data is less accurate, less acceptable. Whilst, 2 less readable. The rest of the translation are accurate, acceptable, and readable.

Item Type:	Article
Subjects:	P Language and Literature > P Philology. Linguistics P Language and Literature > PN Literature (General)
Divisions:	Artikel > Sastra
Depositing User:	Delvy Aprilizani -
Date Deposited:	03 Feb 2023 02:51
Last Modified:	03 Feb 2023 02:51
URI:	http://repository.unas.ac.id/id/eprint/6258

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