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Arya Febridinata
Universitas Palangka Raya
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Translation Analysis of Culture-Specific Items (CSIs) in the Indonesian Movie “KKN di Desa Penari” Dominggus Florensius; Bahing Siritman; Richard Ferry Nugraha; Arvin Armando; Arya Febridinata
Journal of English Language and Education Vol 11, No 3 (2026)
Publisher : Universitas Pahlawan Tuanku Tambusai

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.31004/jele.v11i3.2512

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Translation of Culture-Specific Items (CSIs) in audiovisual media plays a crucial role in supporting cross-cultural understanding and preserving cultural meaning. However, previous studies have predominantly focused on translation strategies, with limited attention to how translated CSIs contribute to cultural understanding among global audiences, as evaluated through the extent to which the translations preserve referential meaning, retain cultural nuances, and remain comprehensible to target viewers. This study aims to analyze the translation of CSIs in the Indonesian horror film KKN di Desa Penari by applying Newmark’s (2010) CSI categories and Aixelá’s (1996) translation strategy framework. This research employs a qualitative descriptive case study design. The data were collected from movie dialogues and their English subtitles using observation and note-taking techniques. The analysis identified 41 CSIs classified into six categories, with social life and private passions emerging as the most dominant. The findings also reveal that while many translations successfully preserve referential meaning, some cultural nuances are reduced in the process. This study contributes to audiovisual translation research by highlighting the role of CSI translation not only as a linguistic process but also as a mediator of cultural understanding. It shows that although translation enables international audiences to access Indonesian cultural elements, certain layers of cultural depth may not be fully conveyed.
Cultural Adaptation in Translation: A Comparative Analysis of “A Space for the Unbound” from Indonesian to English Don Evan Hernando; Sulamit Syeba; Emeral Emeral; Dominggus Florensius; Arya Febridinata
Journal of Linguistics and Social Studies Vol 3, No 1: 2026
Publisher : STAI Nurul Islam Mojokerto

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.52620/jls.v3i1.433

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This study examines the translation of culture-specific items (CSIs) in A Space for the Unbound, an Indonesian adventure game localized into English. Using Vinay and Darbelnet's (1995) translation procedures as the analytical framework, supplemented by Baker's (1992) concept of cultural substitution, the study analyzes thirty-two CSIs drawn from Chapter 1 of the game, categorized into honorific titles, idioms, question tags, humor, sarcasm, slang, figurative language, and proverbs. Data were collected through comparative analysis of the Indonesian source text and its English localization. Findings show that cultural substitution was the dominant strategy, applied across most categories, while functional equivalence appeared in slang exclamations, literal translation in proverbs, and omission and addition in question tags. These results confirm a broadly domesticating orientation in the translation and contribute to the limited body of research on CSI translation in Indonesian-language video games.
Co-Authors Arvin Armando Bahing Siritman Dominggus Florensius Don Evan Hernando Emeral Emeral Richard Ferry Nugraha Sulamit Syeba