Article Per Year (5 Year)
p-Index From 2021 - 2026
0.23
P-Index
This Author published in this journals
All Journal Multidiciplinary Output Research for Actual and International Issue (Morfai Journal)
Rachel Leona Davita Purwanto
Universitas Gadjah Mada
Religion Agriculture, Biological Sciences & Forestry Arts Humanities Chemical Engineering, Chemistry & Bioengineering Civil Engineering, Building, Construction & Architecture Computer Science & IT Decision Sciences, Operations Research & Management Economics, Econometrics & Finance Education Energy Engineering Environmental Science Health Professions Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media Law, Crime, Criminology & Criminal Justice Library & Information Science Materials Science & Nanotechnology Social Sciences Other

Published : 1 Documents Claim Missing Document
Claim Missing Document
Check
Articles

Found 1 Documents
Search

 1 
THE TRANSLATION OF THE LEXEME “RAIN” IN SAPARDI DJOKO DAMONO’S POETRY ANTHOLOGY ”HUJAN BULAN JUNI” INTO MANDARIN CHINESE: A STUDY OF TRANSLATION STRATEGIES Rachel Leona Davita Purwanto; Tatang Hariri
Multidiciplinary Output Research For Actual and International Issue (MORFAI) Vol. 6 No. 2 (2026): Multidiciplinary Output Research For Actual and International Issue
Publisher : RADJA PUBLIKA

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.54443/morfai.v6i2.4902

Abstract

This study analyzes the Mandarin Chinese translation of the poetry anthology "Hujan Bulan Juni" by Sapardi Djoko Damono, translated by T. F. Chan. The study is motivated by the challenges of translating poetry between two languages with distinct typological characteristics: Indonesian, an agglutinative language, and Mandarin Chinese, an isolating and tonal language. The objectives of this study are to reveal the forms of translation shifts, identify the dominant translation strategies, and analyze the realization of lexical meaning equivalence, particularly in the lexeme "rain". This research adopts a comparative approach by examining fifteen (15) pairs of poems in Indonesian as the source language (SL) and Mandarin Chinese as the target language (TL). The analysis focuses on shifts in textual quantity, structural organization, and semantic meaning. The study uses Newmark's translation theory and Venuti's concepts of domestication and foreignization. The findings indicate that the translator tends to use a domestication strategy. This is evident in how the poems' visual forms are reconstructed to conform to the aesthetic norms of Chinese poetry. There are significant structural shifts created by expansion and reduction, resulting from grammatical differences. Modulation techniques are applied to the lexeme "rain" to achieve emotional and metaphorical equivalence. The translator acts as a bridge, prioritizing acceptability and communicative function for the target readers. The meaning of the source text remains unchanged.
Co-Authors Tatang Hariri