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AN ANALYSIS OF TRANSLATION TECHNIQUES

AND QUALITY OF FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE IN
SONG LYRICS IN THE LION KING MOVIE
THESIS
Submitted as a Partial Fulfillment of Requirement for Sarjana Sastra Degree

English Department of Faculty of Cultural Sciences
Sebelas Maret University
By:
DWI MARTINI
C0307019
ENGLISH DEPARTMENT
FACULTY OF CULTURAL SCIENCES
SEBELAS MARET UNIVERSITY
SURAKARTA
2015
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PRONOUNCEMENT
Name : Dwi Martini
NIM : C0307019
I stated whole-heartedly that I myself made this thesis entitled An Analysis of

Translation Techniques and Quality of Figurative Language in Song Lyrics
in The Lion King Movie. It is neither a plagiarism, nor made by others. Things
related to other people work are written in quotation and included in bibliography.
If it is then proved that I cheat, I am ready to take the responsibility.
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The researcher
Dwi Martini
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MOTTO
Life is fully surprises, whether the good or the bad..
Percayalah hati, lebih dari ini pernah kita lalui..
Jangan henti di sini
- Sementara, FLOAT -
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DEDICATION
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Bapak, Ibuk, and mBak
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Praise God for the blessings and guidance, I can finally complete my
thesis. I get many supports and helps during the process of finishing this thesis. I
sincerely want to give my special gratitude to those who always give their support
to me.
1. Drs. Riyadi Santosa, M.Ed., Ph.D., the Dean of Faculty of Cultural Sciences,
for approving this thesis.
2. Drs. Agus Hari Wibowo, M.A., Ph.D., the Head of English Department, for
supporting me to complete this thesis.
3. Bayu Budiharjo, S.S., M.Hum., my thesis supervisor, thank you for your
patience, concern, trust, cares, guidance, critical advice, and valuable chances
given to me.
4. Fitria Akhmerti Primasita, S.S., M.A., my academic supervisor, thank you for
your cares, guidance, support, and advices in finishing my study.
5. All of English Department lecturers who have given me the valuable lessons.
6. Dra. Dwi Haryanti, M.Hum., Fenty Kusumastuti, S.S., M.Hum., and Drs. Dwi
Hardjanto for the willingness to be included in this research as the raters.
7. Ika, Nissaa, Sinta, Dhea, Sita, Elika, Mega, Ririn, Tesa, and Clarina for being
my respondents.
8. My beloved parents and sister for the unlimited support, guidance, patience,
and prayer to me. I love you to the moon and back!
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9. Riana, Ikke, and Ghea, thank you for the books and all of your explanations.
Aunty Nana, thank for all the things weve shared. It means a lot!
10. My reminder: lovely Enok, Ikhol, Ikke, Mba Put, Ipah, Nissaa, thank you for
your support and sweet sentences to boost my spirit in finishing this thesis.
11. The big family of ED 07 thank for those beautiful moments and wonderful
experiences, the countless support that weve finally done this thesis, WEVE
DONE!!
I do believe that my thesis is far from being perfect. Therefore,
suggestions, recommendations, and supportive criticisms are whole-heartedly
accepted. Hopefully, this study will be useful for English Department students.
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Dwi Martini
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TABLE OF CONTENT
APPROVAL BY THE THESIS SUPERVISOR. ii

APPROVAL BY THE BOARD EXAMINERS.. iii
PRONOUNCEMENT., iv
MOTTO.... v
DEDICATION. vi
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT vii
TABLE OF CONTENTS... ix
LIST OF TABLES.. xi
ABSTRACT. xii
CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION
A. Research Background.. 1
B. Research Limitation. 4
C. Research Problems... 4
D. Research Objectives.. 5
E. Research Benefits.. 5
F. Thesis Organization. 6
CHAPTER II LITERATURE REVIEW
A. Definition of Translation.. 8
B. Translation Techniques 9
C. Subtitling.. 11
D. Translation Quality.... 13
E. Figurative Language.... 15
F. Song and Lyric..... 23
G. Difficulties in Translating Song Lyric.. 24
H. The Lion King Synopsis.... 27
I. Review of Related Study.. 28
CHAPTER III RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
A. Research Type and Design... 30
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B. Data and Source of Data... 31

C. Sampling Technique. 32
D. Method of Data Collection... 33
E. Technique of Data Analysis. 35
F. Research Procedure.. 36
CHAPTER IV RESEARCH FINDINGS AND DISCUSSION
A. Introduction...... 39
B. Research Finding 39
1. Translation Techniques. 39
1.1 Removal of Figurative Texture 40
1.2 Alteration of Figurative Texture.. 41
1.3 Identify in Figurative Texture.. 43
2. Translation Quality.. 49
2.1 The Accuracy of Translation.. 50
2.2 The Acceptability of Translation. 58
C. Discussion... 66
CHAPTER V CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION
A. Conclusion. 71
B. Suggestion 71
BIBLIOGRAPHY
APPENDICES
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LIST OF TABLE
Table 3.1 Scale of Accuracy Indicators.......... 33

Table 3.2 Scale of Acceptability Indicators....... 34
Table 4.1 Removal of Figurative Texture Technique . 41
Table 4.2 Alteration of Figurative Texture Technique.... 43
Table 4.3 Identify in Figurative Texture Technique .. 45
Table 4.4 Accurate Translation... 51
Table 4.5 Less Accurate Translation... 57
Table 4.6 Acceptable Translation ... 59
Table 4.7 Less Acceptable Translation 65
Table 4.8 The Relationship between the Translation Techniques and
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the Accuracy .
Table 4.9 The Relationship between the Translation Techniques and
69
the Acceptability.
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ABSTRACT
Dwi Martini. C0307019. An Analysis of Techniques and Quality of Figurative

Language in Song Lyrics in The Lion King Movie. Thesis: English
Department, Faculty of Cultural Sciences, Sebelas Maret University,
Surakarta. 2015.
This research focuses on the analysis of translation techniques applied in
translating the figurative language in song lyrics in The Lion King movie and the
translation quality in terms of accuracy and acceptability.
This research is descriptive qualitative study. The purposes of the research
are (1) to describe the techniques used by the translator in translating the
figurative language in song lyrics in The Lion King movie subtitle into
Indonesian, and (2) to find out the quality of the translation in terms of accuracy
and acceptability.
The research employed purposive sampling technique. The data were the
figurative language in song lyrics in The Lion King movie. The other data were
information obtained from the questionnaire distributed to three raters. The total
data of the figurative language in song lyric from the movie were 82 data.
The analysis on the translation techniques shows that there are three
techniques applied in translating the figurative language in song lyrics in The Lion
King movie. They are removal of figurative texture (10 data or 12%), alteration of
figurative texture (4 data or 4.8%), and identify in figurative texture (68 data or
82%).
The analysis on the translation accuracy shows that from 82 data, 71 data
(86.6%) are accurate, 11 data (13.4%) less accurate, and no datum is inaccurate.
In terms of acceptability, 76 data (92.7%) are acceptable, 6 data (7.3%) are less
acceptable, and no datum is unacceptable.
The findings show that the technique resulting translation with high degree
of accuracy is identify in figurative texture, while the one resulting less accurate
translation is alteration of figurative texture. The technique resulting translation
with high degree of acceptability is identify in figurative texture, while the one
resulting less acceptable translation is alteration of figurative texture.
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AN ANALYSIS OF TRANSLATION TECHNIQUES

Submitted as a Partial Fulfillment of Requirement for Sarjana Sastra Degree

Name : Dwi Martini

I stated whole-heartedly that I myself made this thesis entitled An Analysis of

Surakarta, April 2015

Life is fully surprises, whether the good or the bad..

Percayalah hati, lebih dari ini pernah kita lalui..

Jangan henti di sini

Bapak, Ibuk, and mBak

for approving this thesis.

supporting me to complete this thesis.

your cares, guidance, support, and advices in finishing my study.

Hardjanto for the willingness to be included in this research as the raters.

and prayer to me. I love you to the moon and back!

I do believe that my thesis is far from being perfect. Therefore,

suggestions, recommendations, and supportive criticisms are whole-heartedly

Surakarta, April 2015

APPROVAL BY THE THESIS SUPERVISOR. ii

B. Data and Source of Data... 31

Table 3.1 Scale of Accuracy Indicators.......... 33

Dwi Martini. C0307019. An Analysis of Techniques and Quality of Figurative

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