TRANSLATION OF WISE WORDS FOUND IN INSTAGRAM CAPTIONS

Abstract

The aim of this research is to analyze and classify the methods of translation applied in wise words translation found in Instagram captions. This research applied descriptive qualitative method. The data were the wise words and its translation found in Instagram caption. The ways to collect data was by using documentation. In analyzing the data, there are some steps. They were as follows: identifying, describing, describing the readability, describing the acceptability, and drawing conclusion based on the data analysis of the wise words in Instagram caption and its translation. According to the result of the analysis in this research, it can be concluded that the translation method used in translating wise words found in Instagram captions were Word For Word Translation (2%), Literal Translation (40%), Faithful Translation (1%), Adaptation Translation (1%), and Communicative Translation (56%). Three translation methods were not be found. They were Semantic Translation, Free Translation, and Idiomatic Translation. The most translation method used in this data source was communicative translation. The finding indicated that in translating wise words emphasizes the message and pays attention to the principles of communication, but does not translate freely. Several methods were more applicable because it focused to the aspects of language and aspects of content were directly understood by the reader.