Translating texts of Humor: Science, Art or Skill?
Journal Title: IOSR Journal of Humanities and Social Science - Year 2018, Vol 23, Issue 12
Abstract
The question of whether translation is science, art or skill seems to be still discussed until now, and it is still unclear what the answer is. Some say that translation is a science because it requires a complete knowledge of the structure in the preparation of the two languages concerned and the translation must be done based on theories of language. Some say translation is art because it requires artistic talent to reconstruct original text in the form of products that are suitable for readers who are unfamiliar with the original and to release the text from „previous dependence on cultural knowledge‟. Meanwhile, some say that translation is a skill because it requires the ability to overcome difficulties in translation, the ability to provide translations that are not suitable with the target language, and it requires trainingunder supervision. In this paper, we discuss about the role of these three types of translations in the translation of text of humors. We usedanalytical descriptive method, which began with selecting the type of humor that will be translated and comparing it with the results of the translation, then analyzing it to see which type is translation of text of humor: science, art or skills? The study found that translating humor can be considered as a science because it requires knowledge of language, especially when translating wordplay type of humor. In addition, in the translation of humor, art is needed in the searchof matching words in the target language, so as to have a high effect of humor. Meanwhile, in the translation of humor there is no need for skills that require training, as found in oral translation which requires speed.
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Maman Lesmana
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