ANALYSIS OF TRANSLATION TECHNIQUE IN THE WEBTOON “SMILE BRUSH” BY WAROO

Rosida, Salsabela Hasna. 2023. Analysis of Translation Technique in the Webtoon
“Smile Brush” by Waroo. Final project, English Education Study Program,
Faculty of Language and Art Education, University of PGRI Semarang, Advisor
I: Dr. Dyah Nugrahani, M.Hum., Advisor II: Rahmawati S., S.Pd., M.Pd.
Keywords: Webtoon, Translation techniques
The purpose of this study were (1) to find out the translation techniques used in
comics in the webtoon application entitled "Smile Brush" by Waroo and (2) to
find out the most dominan translation technique in the webtoon entitled "Smile
Brush" by Waroo .This study is used descriptive qualitative method to analyze
and describe the translation technique used in Webtoon entitled “Smile Brush” by
Waroo. The data in this study were collected through webtoon application. The
source of this study was the original text of the webtoon in Indonesian (Source
Language) translated into English (Target Language) by fans of the webtoon. To
collect data, the writer used a random sampling technique. From 36 episodes on
the webtoon, the writer took 10% of the data. The writer analyzed what technique
the translator used in translating the webtoon based on the translation technique
put forward by Molina and Albir (2002).
From this study, the writer presented two points of the results of the study. First,
the translation technique used in the Webtoon entitled "Smile Brush" by Waroo is
literal (36.8%), established equivalent (27.9%), reduction (20.6%), borrowing
(2.9%), amplification (1.5%), and transposition (1.5%). In addition, in the second
point it can be concluded that the most dominant translation technique used in the
Webtoon entitled "Smile Brush" by Waroo is a literal translation (36.8%).