Translation Techniques of Culture-Bound Terms:

A Case Study of Siwaluh Jabu in Karonese Society

Abstract

This study is about translation techniques are used and problems are found in translating culture-bound terms in Siwaluh Jabu into English. The significance of this study are to identify the translation techniques used to translate culture-bound terms and explore the effectiveness of the techniques in conveying the meaning of the original text. The writer used a descriptive qualitative approach in this study. The theories proposed by Molina and Albir (2002: 508). The culture-bound terms in the Karo Siwaluh Jabu traditional house, there are: ture, indung singkawiten, tapak raja sulaiman, pasak, pintu perik, bendi-bendi, danggulen, sencepik, julu, erdan, seruang, tekang, pandak, tandok kerbo, kesain, pengeret-ret, mel-melen, bena kayu, ujung kayu, lepar bena kayu, lepar ujung kayu, sedapurken bena kayu, sedapurken ujung kayu, sedapurken lepar bena kayu, sedapurken bena ujung kayu, dalang-dalang, para, and cuping-cuping. Can be translated using 11 translation techniques. Among them, the most common techniques are particularization, description, amplification, established equivalence, literal translation, calque, substitution, borrowing, variation, linguistic amplification, and reduction.