The Translation of Foreign Novels into Malay by Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka

Rahman

2022

IJICI

Translating Arabic prose literature into Malay is not an easy task, especially when dealing with rhetoric. Translators frequently face difficulties in understanding figurative meaning when translating rhetoric in a literary text. Therefore, this research examines discourse on the translation of Arabic prose literature into Malay in past research. The research focuses on two aspects: i) Arabic-Malay translations of literature which are often used as research material to observe the tendency of aspects of research by scholars, and ii) translation method and strategy for figurative language in Arabic-Malay translations of literary works. This research is designed in a qualitative form through the method of content analysis of books, journal articles, proceedings, and theses. Data is analysed in a descriptive manner in order to observe the perspective of translation of Arabic prose literature into Malay in past researches. Kalīlah wa Dimnah, Riḥlah Ibn Baṭṭūṭah, Ḥikāyat Alf Laylah wa Laylah and Masrūr wa Maqrūr are Arabic-Malay literature translation that are often used as research material. Results of the research show that past research tend to analyse the translation of Arabic-Malay prose from the aspects of theory, method, and strategy used by translators in translation works. Choosing a theory, method, and strategy has a potential impact on producing good translations in the targeted language and even preserving literary values as intended precisely by the source text.

Section: Sejarah Awal Terjemahan Karya Sastera Prosa Arab Ke Bahasa M...unclassified

Perspektif penterjemahan karya sastera prosa Arab ke bahasa Melayu dalam kajian-kajian lepas

Rahman

2022

IJICI

“…Sanchez Ortiz (2015), meanwhile, examined four Spanish translations of Oscar Wilde's novel The Picture of Dorian Gray and found that the four translators differed in their use of footnotes. In the Malaysian context, the study carried out by Haroon and Abdul Majid (2015) found that some of the book translations into Malay published by the national language and literary agency of Malaysia, Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, do contain footnotes, which perform an explanatory function in the texts (p. 143). The study, however, does not provide any quantitative analysis on the use of footnotes in translation as it does not focus specifically on this aspect.…”

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The use of footnotes in the Malay translation of A Thousand Splendid Suns

Haroon

2019

Trans-Int

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Footnotes are paratextual elements which appear at the bottom of a page in a text. In translated literary texts, translators may employ footnotes to assist readers in their understanding of the translation. Despite the use of footnotes in literary translation, there are few studies which have looked into their use in translations in Malaysia. This paper thus aims to explore the use of footnotes in a literary translation from English into Malay. More specifically, the aim is to determine the types of words which are footnoted in the Malay translation of the English-language novel, A Thousand Splendid Suns, and to determine the information provided in the footnotes. The paper also aims to determine the function served by the footnotes in the translation. To carry out this study, the footnotes in the Malay translation are collected and their content examined. The analysis reveals that the footnotes are generally linked to culture-bound words which are transferred unchanged from the source text to the translation. In terms of their content, the footnotes provide mainly dictionary-like definitions of the foreign words in the Malay translation. As such, the footnotes serve a purely informative function. This paper argues that footnotes must be used judiciously in a translation. Informative footnotes can play an important role in enhancing the readers' understanding of the text and in bringing the text closer to the readers; measures, however, must be taken to ensure the accuracy of the content of the footnotes if they are to benefit the readers.

Publication of Translations of Modern Mahua Literature in Magazines Published by Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka (DBP)

Seong

Ean

2021

This article documents the translations of works of modern Mahua literature in magazines published by Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka (DBP). Discussion is made descriptively, guided by translation history theory employing eight objects of study proposed by D'hulst (2010), i.e. quis (who)?, quid (what)?, ubi (where)?, quibus auxiliis (which sort of support)?, cur (why)?, quomodo (how)?, quando (when)?, and cui bono (what are the effects)? The translations of modern Mahua literature in magazines published by DBP were collected manually from magazines from the collection stored at the National Library of Malaysia (PNM). Data collected were analysed using bibliometric methods. Findings from the study show that the translations of modern Mahua literature were published in Dewan Bahasa and Dewan Sastera comprises 33 poems and short stories. 12 local translators were involved in producing these translations since 1968. The publishing effort of the translation of Mahua modern literary works into Malay aims at introducing Chinese culture and thoughts through Mahua literature to Malay-language readers to promote understanding and cultivate national integration.