AN ANALYSIS OF TRANSLATION TECHNIQUES OF POSITIVE POLITENESS STRATEGIES FOUND IN THE INDONESIAN SUBTITLE OF “VIKINGS” TELEVISION SERIES
Abstract
This research investigates language patterns in the context of translation techniques and politeness techniques in the English-Indonesian subtitles of the "Vikings" television series. Qualitative method was used to analyze translation techniques of politeness strategies performed by the characters in the “Viking” television series. The frameworks used to analyze are the ones proposed by Brown & Levinson (1987) and Molina and Albir (2002). The results showed that Positive politeness strategies such as "Seek Agreement" and "Offer, Promise" are the most frequently used in the “Vikings” television series. The Findings toward the usage of positive politeness underscore the important role of good communication, cultural sensitivity, and purposeful language use in translation techniques for increased understanding in this media setting. Among 12 techniques used, established equivalent is leading at 41.67%. The rest of the translation techniques consist of calque with the percentage of 25%, Literal Translation with 16.67%, Linguistic Amplification with 8.33%, and Reduction with 8.33%. Keywords: politeness strategies, positive politeness, translation technique, vikingsReferences
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