PROJECT (Professional Journal of English Education)
Vol. 6 No. 4 (2023): VOLUME 6 NUMBER 4, JULY 2023

TRANSLATION ANALYSIS OF IDIOMATIC EXPRESSION IN THE AMAZING SPIDERMAN MOVIE

Muhammad Arly (Universitas Nasional, Indonesia)
Evert H. Hilman (Universitas Nasional, Indonesia)



Article Info

Publish Date
11 Jul 2023

Abstract

This research aims to evaluate the translation techniques used by translators and in the film The Amazing Spiderman. The author applies a qualitative approach, and to collect data, the film script is sourced from the internet and then dissected using Mona Baker's theory (2018). There are 6 types of idioms quoting Baker, namely: Using idioms with similar meanings and forms, Using idioms with similar meanings but different forms, Borrowing idioms from the source language, Translation with paraphrases, Translation by removing idiom play, and Translation by removing all idioms. From this research it is known that only five out of six idioms appear in the film: (1) Using idioms with similar meanings and forms (17%), (2) Using idioms with different meanings and forms (33%). ), (3) Translation with paraphrase (24%), (4) Translation with omission of idiomatic plays (13%), and (5) Translation with omission of all idioms (13%). Keywords:  Idiomatic Expression; Movie; Translation Techniques  

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project

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Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media

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Focus PROJECT (Professional Journal of English Education) is a media for diseminating the result of research about language and education in English Education. Scope PROJECT (Professional Journal of English Education) publishes the research article in language, and education in English Education. ...