Analysis Translation Techniques of Cultural Terms in the Subtitles Mekah I’m Coming Film by Jeihan Angga

Abstract

A subtitle is a written meaning from the spoken sound of the film. It will change if the dialogue of the characters in the film change. The process of creating subtitle texts is related to the translation process, during which a translator re-presents what the actors said in the film. Sometimes translators experience some obstacles in translating subtitles containing foreign terms or cultural terms in the source language. This is one of the problems in the translation process. The terms cultural source language often lack the equivalent of a word in the target language, so the translator must better understand the important cultural aspects of both languages, to produce an appropriate translation. In this study, researchers analyzed the translation techniques of cultural terms in the subtitles of the Mekah I’m Coming film by Jeihan Angga. The purpose of this research is to find out what are categories of cultural terms and translation techniques. Researchers used the theory from Molina Albir (2002) to determine translation techniques and Newmark theory (1988: 193) to determine cultural categories. From the results of the analysis, the researcher found 8 types of translation techniques namely, Adaptation, Description, Established equivalent, Pure borrowing, variation, literal translation, Generalization, and Amplification. The most common is the adaptation technique. Furthermore, there are 5 types of cultural categories by Newmark found, namely ecology, material culture, social culture, politics, social organization, concept, religion, custom, and also gesture & habits. The most common is the cultural term in the category of material culture.