Open AccessTranslation Strategy of Figure of Speech in Short Story
Author(s) -
Sang Ayu Isnu Maharani
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
lingual journal of language and culture/lingual
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2716-3091
pISSN - 2527-6719
DOI - 10.24843/ljlc.2016.v02.i02.p11
Subject(s) - simile , figure of speech , hyperbole , explication , similarity (geometry) , linguistics , feature (linguistics) , computer science , speech recognition , natural language processing , metaphor , artificial intelligence , philosophy , image (mathematics)
This study is a descriptive qualitative study which concern with literary translation in a short story. It aimed at identifying figures of speech and also describing the strategies applied in translating figure of speech. The data was collected by library research method and note taking technique. The finding showed that the figure of speech found were mostly simile and one hyperbole. The strategies applied were retention of the similar vehicle, and retention of the same vehicle plus explication of similarity feature (s).