SYIFA OLYFIANI SARI 31119066

Sherlock Holmes – Study in Scarlet / Sherlock Holmes – Penelusuran Benang Merah

1. Literal Translation

Source Language Target Language

In the year 1878 I took my degree of
Doctor of Medicine of the University of
London, and proceeded to Netley to go
through the course prescribed for
surgeons in the army. (Sir Arthur Conan
Doyle, 1877, Ch. 2)
Pada tahun 1878 aku mendapatkan gelar
dokter umum dari Universitas London,
dan melanjutkan ke Netley untuk
mengikuti pendidikan ahli bedah khusus
Angkatan Darat. (Penerjemah: Sendra B.
Tanuwidjaja, Cetakan kelima, Gramedia
Pustaka Umum, 2013:2)

The translator using the literal translation, it can be understandable and is either known
by the target readers, which is word for word translation that sticks too close to the
source language.

2. Loan, Calque

Source Language Target Language

The regiment was stationed in India at Resimen tersebut ditugaskan di India

the time, and before I could join it, the
second Afghan war had broken out. (Sir
Arthur Conan Doyle, 1877: Ch. 2)
pada waktu itu, namun sebelum aku
sempat bergabung dengan mereka,
perang Afghanistan kedua meletus.
(Penerjemah: Sendra B. Tanuwidjaja,
Cetakan kelima, Gramedia Pustaka
Umum, 2013:2)

The translator translated the word “regiment” into “resimen” because it’s borrowed
from the English word. The letter ‘g’ in the middle of the word becomes ‘s’ and the letter
‘t’ at the end is removed.
3. Transposition

Source Language Target Language

Under such circumstances, I naturally
gravitated to London, which all the
loungers and idlers of the Empire are
irresistibly drained. (Sir Arthur Conan
Doyle, 1877: Ch. 2)
Dalam keadaan seperti itu, jelas aku
tertarik ke London, tempat
berkumpulnya para pemalas dan
penganggur. (Penerjemah: Sendra B.
Tanuwidjaja, Cetakan kelima, Gramedia
Pustaka Umum, 2013:2)

The word drained…, which is a passive verb and verb in the source language is
translated into the word tempat berkumpulnya… in the target text, and it changes into
a noun. Therefore, this is called transposition (word-class change).

4. Unit Shift

Source Language Target Language

Worn with pain, and weak from the
prolonged hardships which I had
undergone, I was removed, with a great
train of wounded sufferers, to the base
hospital at Peshawar. (Sir Arthur Conan
Doyle, 1877: Ch. 2)
Lelah karena penderitaan dan lemah
akibat rasa sakit yang mendera, aku
dibebastugaskan. (Penerjemah: Sendra
B. Tanuwidjaja, Cetakan kelima,
Gramedia Pustaka Umum, 2013:2)

The phrase I had undergone… is translated into mendera… which is a word that has
the prefix me-. Thus, it is called unit shift.

5. Phrase Structure Change

Source Language Target Language

 "Now, I add this small quantity of blood to
a litre of water. You perceive that the
resulting mixture has the appearance of
pure water. The proportion of blood
cannot be more than one in a million. I
have no doubt, however, that we shall be
able to obtain the characteristic reaction."
(Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1877: Ch. 2)
“Sekarang, kumasukkan beberapa tetes
darah ini ke dalam air. Campuran yang
dihasilkan tampak seperti air murni.
Proporsi darahnya tidak mungkin lebih
dari satu dalam sejuta. Tapi aku tidak
ragu bahwa kita akan mendapatkan
reaksi karakteristiknya.” (Penerjemah:
Sendra B. Tanuwidjaja, Cetakan kelima,
Gramedia Pustaka Umum, 2013:2)

In the source text above, the phrase …a litre of water … is definite, and it is translated
into …air… which is indefinite in Indonesian. The TL text slightly changes the meaning
of the SL, as in the SL, there is a measurement of water in the term of uncountable
noun, but in TL it is only a noun without specific measurement.