Translation Techniques of Judgment Expression that Describe Main Characters in The TV Series The Untamed

Abstract

This is a descriptive qualitative research that aims to analyze the type of Judgment and translation technique that use to translate subtitle on TV series The Untamed, a TV series from China that airs on Netflix. This translation research use Appraisal appraoach. The data were collected by using content analysis and focus group discussion (FGD). The data were analyzed by Spreadely's data analysis method. The content analysis is used to analyze the type of Judgment that describe the main character based on J.R Martin and David Rose. Furthermore, the translation analyzed base on Molina and Albir's classificarion is done by FGD. The results of this research are the most type of Judgment that found are propriety (-), normality (-), normality (+), capacity (+), tenacity (+), propriety (+), veracity (-), veracity (+), capacity (-), and the least is tenacity (-). Moreover, there are 8 type of translation techniques that used to translate Judgment expression in this TV series there are established equivalent, reduction, transposition, discursive creation, amplification, eksplisitation, modulation, and deletion. The technique is use to translate the expression of Judgment in there subtitles show the translation competence, especially in translating subtitles from Mandarin to Indonesia. In addition, using the Appraisal approach to understand the context of the spoken expression, it can help translators during the translation process. Which can affect the quality of this translation.