Rusdi Noor Rosa

Rudy Sofyan

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November 28-29th 2014

EMPOWERING LOCAL WISDOM

IN SUPPORT OF NATION

IDENTITIES

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PROBLEMS IN TRANSLATION

Don’t be a big head! Maaf, Bu. Kepalanya

kan tidak besar.

Different Phrase

Structure

Bang, di Indonesia nggak ada

salju lho!

Honey, you’re as white

as snow.

Different

Ecological Factor

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Why TRA?

Yesterday Tom

had a party... Sorry,

When???

Tom had a party

yesterday... Sorry,

Who???

Different

Theme

Different

Meaning

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Why TRA?

(SL): Setelah itu ibunya datang dari pasar.

(TL): Soon her mother returned from the market.

Indicating the following action

soon : adjunct

setelah itu : conjunctive

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The Concept of TRA

Theme and

Rheme Analysis

Theme

Initial position

Transitivity elements

Participant Process Circumstance

Rheme Non-theme

elements

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The Concept of TRA

Theme (T) Simple (S) Multiple (M)

Marked (M) MST MMT

Unmarked (U) UST UMT

Textual Interpersonal Topical

Unmarked Marked

Subject as a theme

Non-subject as a theme

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Applying TRA in I-E Translation

Setelah itu ibunya datang dari pasar.

Textual Topical

RHEME UMT

Soon her mother returned from the market

Topical

RHEME MST

Different type of theme

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Applying TRA in I-E Translation

Manusia membutuhkan pendidikan dalam kehidupannya.

Topical

RHEME UST

Education is essential for all human beings.

Topical

RHEME UST

The Supplement of the Act of the Republic of

Indonesia Number 20 Year 2003, par 1

What happened to human beings?

What happened to education?

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Applying TRA in I-E Translation

The Supplement of the Act of the Republic of Indonesia Number 20 Year 2003, par 1

Ayat (3) menegaskan bahwa Pemerintah mengusahakan dan

menyelenggarakan satu sistem pendidikan nasional yang

meningkatkan keimanan dan ketakwaan serta akhlak mulia dalam

rangka mencerdaskan kehidupan bangsa yang diatur dengan undang-

undang. (SL)

Verse (3) also states that the Government is responsible for the

provision of a single national education system. Such a system would

enable individuals to become faithful and pious to God and to possess

morals and noble character, such that augments intellectual capacity

and promotes character building, that is stipulated by an Act. (TL)

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Applying TRA in I-E Translation

The Supplement of the Act of the Republic of Indonesia Number 20 Year 2003, par 1

Verse (3) also states that the Government is responsible for the

provision of a single national education system. Such a system would

enable individuals to become faithful and pious to God and to possess

morals and noble character, such that augments intellectual capacity

and promotes character building, that is stipulated by an Act. (TL)

Verse (3) states the government’s responsibility for the provision of a

single national education system enabling individuals to become

faithful and pious to God through their morals and noble character

with intellectual capacity and character building promotion stipulated

by the Act.

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