Investigating Translation Equivalence and Strategies in Harry Potter: In The Phoenix New Order

Bayu Andika Prasatyo (STBA Technocrat Doctoral Student at Atma Jaya Catholic University of Indonesia)
Devian Try Gustary (STBA Technocrat)
Theresia Mundi Astuti (STBA Technocrat)

Jurnal Sinestesia
Vol. 13 No. 2 (2023)

This present article attempts to investigate the non-equivalence problems as described in JK Rowling’s work Harry Potter: In the Phoenix New Order. Besides that, this current article employs the idea of translation equivalences as introduced by Mona Baker. The study utilizes a descriptive qualitative research. The data are taken from words, phrases, sentences, and texts encountered in the Indonesian translation of Harry Potter; In the Phoenix New Order. This article uncovered that the translation of the targeted text contains non-equivalencies at the word, above word, grammatical, textual, and pragmatic levels. To guarantee successful and efficient translation, translators must employ several tactics, including translation equivalence.