Meaning Accuracy Analysis of Geotechnical Terms in English and Their Translations in Indonesian

Siti Aisiyah S., Imam Hariadi S.

2019

Abstract

In the study of science and technology translations, equivalence problems of words and terms usually arise since not all scientific words and terms can be translated directly and equivalently in accordance with the message (meaning) transfered to the target language. Equivalence of words and terms can be achieved through meaning accuracy analysis. This research was aimed to translate and describe the accuracy of the meaning of Geotechnical terms in English into Indonesian using comparative model analysis. Meanwhile, the approach used in this research was descriptive qualitative. A number of terms in forms of single words and phrases with their meanings were analyzed without their context in sentences using componential analysis of meaning. In this analysis, the meaning accuracy of English terms and Indonesian terms in Geotechnical science could be obtained. The result of the analysis indicated that all terms were classified accurate, and no term was classified less accurate or inaccurate. The findings of this research are expected to become the basic knowledge for the development of the translation theory, particularly the translation of Geo-technical terms, as well as to contribute to the preparation of a glossary and a dictionary of Civil Engineering Terms.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

S. S. and S. I. (2019). Meaning Accuracy Analysis of Geotechnical Terms in English and Their Translations in Indonesian. In Proceedings of the 8th Annual Southeast Asian International Seminar - Volume 1: ASAIS, ISBN 978-989-758-468-8, pages 164-169. DOI: 10.5220/0009979700002905

in Bibtex Style

@conference{asais19,
author={Siti Aisiyah S. and Imam Hariadi S.},
title={Meaning Accuracy Analysis of Geotechnical Terms in English and Their Translations in Indonesian},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 8th Annual Southeast Asian International Seminar - Volume 1: ASAIS,},
year={2019},
pages={164-169},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0009979700002905},
isbn={978-989-758-468-8},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the 8th Annual Southeast Asian International Seminar - Volume 1: ASAIS,
TI - Meaning Accuracy Analysis of Geotechnical Terms in English and Their Translations in Indonesian
SN - 978-989-758-468-8
AU - S. S.
AU - S. I.
PY - 2019
SP - 164
EP - 169
DO - 10.5220/0009979700002905