TRANSLATION FOR CULTURAL TEXTS: Theory and Practice

The translation is a process of making efforts to transfer a message from a source text into a target text. The efforts are related to primary translation tools and a translator’s lunguistics and cultural skills to interpret a message of a source language (SL) in a target language (TL). The starting point of using machine translation is helpful in the process of translation, but a translator should evaluate the product of machine translation linguistically and culturally. This book contains about: Chapter 1 Translation Chapter 2 Translation As A Process And Product Chapter 3 Machine Translation Chapter 4 Translation Techniques Chapter 5 Translating Cultural Terms Chapter 6 Translation Methods Chapter 7 Translation Procedures Chapter 8 Translating Cultural Terms In Gantang Tumba Texts Into English This book is designed to provide translation theories for students and they can explore the relevance of translation theories in translating Indonesian and Karonese texts into English. Particularly in the process of translating cultural terms and their application translation theories in solving problems effectively, by which English-translated culture is expected to be natural and easy to understand. Some translation theories that can be applied to the process of translation. Students are help apply them in translation activities and in doing their assignments.