Translation Techniques of Sentences Accommodating Satirical Language Styles in The Historical Novels Bumi Manusia and Anak Semua Bangsa

Abstract

The purpose of the research is to identify the translation techniques used in translating satirical language style in historical novels Bumi Manusia and Anak Semua Bangsa. This research is an embedded research with a descriptive qualitative approach conducted on the romance Bumi Manusia and Anak Semua Bangsa. Data were collected through content analysis and validated by rater through focus group discussions (FGD). The results show that there were 183 satirical language style data in historical novels Bumi Manusia and Anak Semua Bangsa which used 16 translations techniques namely established equivalence, explicitation, modulation, paraphrase, implicitation, compensation, pure borrowing, variant borrowing, transposition, addition, reduction, generalization, literal, discursive creation, particularization and neutralization.