Examining the Modulation Types and Quality in Indonesian Translation Published in Indonesian Local Online Newspaper
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Examining, Indonesian Translation, Modulation Types, Online Newspaper, Translation Quality.Abstract
In today's digital age, the expansion of online platforms has created a growing need for businesses, organizations, and individuals to connect with wider audiences. This has elevated the significance of translation in the realm of online publishing. Specifically, the quality of Indonesian translation, especially when it involves translational shifts, plays a crucial role in maintaining the integrity and successful communication of the original content to the intended readership. This case study aims to: 1) investigate the most dominant type of modulation found in Indonesian translation; 2) verify the quality of Indonesian translations in terms of their accuracy, acceptability, and readability, which existed in Indonesian translations published in Indonesian local online newspapers. There were 38 excerpts modulation data gathered from the Indonesian translation of The World Heritage Sites of UNESCO published in an Indonesian local online newspaper. The data analysis used content analysis based on Vinay & Dalbernet (1995) modulation taxonomy and Nababan (2012) translation quality measurement. The results depict that, first, part-whole was the most dominant type of modulation in Indonesian translation, and second, the existence of modulation in Indonesian translation published online in Indonesian local newspapers was able to enhance the quality of translation based on three measurement aspects, with a score of 2,96 for accuracy and 2,97 for acceptability and readability. These findings, then, reveal that the employment of modulation in Indonesian translation plays a significant role in maintaining the meaning of the source text in the target text, although some rendering cultural and conceptual allusions may affect the translation text and interfere with the comprehension of the entire meaning of the translation text. Thus, this study recommends that translators should not avoid using modulation when translating text with some cultural words.
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